Zagazig Criminal Court on Thursday referred a 32-year-old craftsman to the Grand Mufti over charges of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl, a pro forma judicial measure preceding the death sentence.
The case dates back to April 2012 when police in Hehya, Sharqiya, received reports from citizens that an unpleasant smell was coming from the worker’s flat. Security forces arrived at the scene and discovered the dead body of the girl.
The suspect was arrested and confessed to interrogators he had lured the girl to his house before raping and suffocating her.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
