Egyptian court sentences wife to death for murder of farmer husband with lover

The Mansoura Criminal Appeals Court in March 2026 sentenced a wife to death for killing her husband with her lover in Dakahlia Governorate.

• On October 2, 2024, the wife and her lover attacked the victim with a stone, a knife, and an axe, according to the prosecution.
• The victim’s daughter testified that she found her father dead and accused her mother and the lover of the murder.
• A forensic report concluded the death resulted from severe head injuries causing brain damage, along with stab wounds to the back.
• The prosecution alleged the crime was premeditated after the husband confronted his wife about an extramarital relationship.