"May 15 Massacre".. Suspect in the murder of his daughter and relatives of his ex-wife admitted to a psychiatric hospital

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The Cairo Criminal Court decided to place an engineer accused of killing his daughter and three of his ex-wife's relatives, and injuring his son with a gunshot, in one of the psychiatric hospitals to assess his mental state at the time of the incident, while postponing the case to the second round of November.

Investigative authorities had charged the accused with killing his daughter and three of his ex-wife's relatives, and attempting to kill his son, after firing gunshots inside one of the buildings in the 15th of May City.

During the trial session, the accused appeared wearing prison clothes, and the court confronted him with the charges against him, while his defense insisted on requesting a psychological medical committee to assess his mental and psychological condition at the time of the incident.

According to investigations, the accused went to his ex-wife's family's residence, armed with a firearm and ammunition, due to family disputes, before a quarrel ensued that ended with gunfire, resulting in the death of four people and the injury of his son.

Investigations revealed that the victims included the defendant's daughter and several relatives of his ex-wife, while his son was injured by a gunshot to the leg and was transported for treatment.

The investigative authorities also listened to the testimonies of witnesses to the incident, and surveillance cameras surrounding the scene were reviewed, in addition to examining audio recordings provided by one of the witnesses as part of the case evidence.

The security forces arrested the defendant following the incident and found the weapon and ammunition used in his possession, before the public prosecution decided to detain him and refer him to the criminal court.

The defendant is scheduled to undergo examination at a psychiatric and neurological hospital, with the medical report to be presented to the court to determine his criminal responsibility for his actions at the time of the incident.