Farmer arrested after assaulting two sisters in Fayoum street

Egyptian security authorities arrested a farmer in Fayoum's Ibshway district over an October 4 street assault on two sisters circulated online as a video.

• Police in Ibshway district identified and arrested a farmer accused of beating two sisters on October 4.
• The victims, a housewife and her sister, told police the assault stemmed from earlier neighborly disputes.
• On confrontation, the suspect confessed to the attack and cited the same disputes with the sisters.
• Authorities took legal measures and the public prosecution has opened an investigation into the case.