Stray Shotgun Pellet at Wedding Leaves Egyptian Man Paralyzed, Shooter Arrested

A 33-year-old father from Menoufia was struck by a stray shotgun pellet while passing a wedding, leaving him bedridden with more than 300 pellets lodged in his body.

• Mohamed Ragab suffered the injury on July 3 in the village of Mit Al‑Bayda when a young man fired a shotgun during a celebration.
• Ragab lost mobility in his right arm and remains confined to bed, unable to work or care for his two children.
• Ragab said security forces arrested the shooter and the case is under investigation.
• He said he had started a new job three days before the incident and is appealing for financial help to continue treatment.