Crime & Justice
Elderly Man with Alzheimer's Found Dead in Cairo After Going Missing
July 14, 2026 at 08:56 AM
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Police in Cairo located the body of a 77-year-old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's, who had been reported missing in late April.
- The Cairo Police Department stated that the man's son reported his father missing on April 29, noting the elderly man had wandered off several times before.
- Authorities later found the man's body in the al-Mokattam district and notified the family.
- The family told police they did not suspect any criminal involvement in the death.
- Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident.
