Court Reduces Businessman's Sentence in Security Guard Assault Case

A Cairo appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of a businessman convicted of assaulting a security guard in Fifth Settlement.

• The New Cairo Misdemeanor Appellate Court accepted the businessman's appeal against a one-year prison sentence and reduced his sentence to six months.
• The defendant may still appeal the ruling before the Court of Cassation within the legal period.
• The businessman had assaulted a security guard during the guard's work duties, causing injuries including bruises and contusions, according to the public prosecution's investigation.
• The public prosecution charged the defendant with displaying force, threatening violence, assault, and property damage after he admitted to the incident.