Egyptian Court Sentences Defendants to 21 Years for Lawyer's Killing in Helwan

A Cairo court has sentenced four defendants to 21 years in prison for the death of a lawyer who jumped from his balcony after they broke into his home.

• The court sentenced the defendants to 21 years in prison for the killing of lawyer Abdel Rahman Wahid in Helwan, Cairo.
• The defendants confessed that a woman stole a mobile phone from one of them and fled to the lawyer's apartment, triggering the incident.
• They admitted they broke into the apartment by mistake, causing the lawyer to jump from his balcony in panic.
• The preliminary investigation identified the woman as Sama R. A. I., a 35-year-old housewife with a prior drug conviction.