Crime & Justice
Law graduate who stabbed his parents to death in Tanta arrested after confessing
October 8, 2026 at 01:29 PM · Updated 8d ago
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A law faculty graduate in Tanta has been arrested after stabbing his parents to death inside their Gharbia village home, following a detailed confession.
- A law graduate fatally stabbed his father Abdulaziz "Nabil" A. and mother Mahga, 54, with a knife in Mahallat Marhum village, Tanta.
- The daughter in Cairo alerted neighbors after three days of unanswered phone calls, who found the couple's bodies in the home.
- Security forces arrested the suspect, who confessed in detail to killing his parents in retaliation for repeated family disputes.
- The bodies were transferred to Tanta University Hospital morgue, and the public prosecution opened an investigation into the killings.
- The suspect told investigators a dream commanded him to kill his parents, as authorities examine his account and evaluate his mental state.
- A funeral was held for the father, identified as Abdel Aziz El Sherbini, 80, in Sentris village, Monufia, on Thursday.
- The accused son reportedly fled to Benha in Qalyubia after the stabbing, as legal procedures continue.
- Police arrested the suspect in Benha after surveillance footage and fingerprint evidence linked him to the stabbings.
- In his confession, the suspect claimed a dream figure told him he was a prophet and ordered him to kill his parents.





