Egyptian court sentences worker to life for attempted murder of a child

An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced a 33-year-old worker to life imprisonment for an attempted murder and armed robbery of a child in Qalyubia governorate.

• Benha Criminal Court sentenced the worker to life imprisonment for attempted premeditated murder, robbery by force, and possession of an unlicensed knife.
• The court also imposed three years of hard labor and a 10,000 EGP fine for possessing amphetamine and hashish for personal use.
• Prosecution documents stated the defendant stabbed the child several times with a knife and stole his mobile phone while the child was incapacitated.
• The child survived the assault after receiving medical treatment, which the prosecution said prevented the crime from being completed.