Cairo Court Adjourns Trial of Man Accused of Burning Uncle's Wife Over Black Magic Claim

An Egyptian criminal court has postponed the trial of a man charged with murdering his uncle's wife by setting her on fire after a sheikh told him she had cast a spell on him.

• The Giza Criminal Court adjourned the trial of "Karim A." to September 12, 2026, on charges of premeditated murder and arson.
• The prosecution charged that the defendant prepared a gasoline bottle and set fire to the victim and her home, causing her death.
• The defendant confessed to the act, stating he visited a sheikh who claimed the victim had performed black magic against him, then bought gasoline and set her on fire.
• The victim's son said he received a phone call from the defendant and later learned that the defendant had set fire to his mother and the house.