8 Defendants Referred to Trial in Murder of 'Emperor of Cars' Hazem Hamdan

The Giza Public Prosecution has referred eight suspects to the Criminal Court over the fatal stabbing of Hazem Hamdan outside a restaurant in the Faisal district.

• The prosecution referred the defendants, including the restaurant owner, six employees, and two minors, on charges of premeditated murder.
• Hamdan's family stated that he went to the restaurant to mediate a dispute between his nephew and a staff member.
• The family said that upon arrival, the restaurant staff initiated a fight, and a worker stabbed Hamdan in the thigh, cutting a major artery.
• Hamdan died from severe blood loss before he could be rescued, according to the family's testimony.