Egyptian appeals court upholds life sentence for Minya man who killed his wife

The Al-Adwa Appeals Court in Minya has upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of killing his wife in Bani Mazar.

• The Al-Adwa Appeals Court in Minya rejected the defendant's appeal and upheld his life sentence Thursday.
• The 34-year-old defendant, a worker, was sentenced to life in July for killing his 27-year-old wife on April 13.
• The defendant beat his wife with iron, sticks and a belt after luring her to a room outside the village, per the indictment.
• Police arrested the defendant following the killing and the public prosecution indicted him for murder.