Cairo court adjourns trial of foreign student in fatal hit-and-run

A Cairo court has postponed to October 28 the trial of a foreign student accused of killing a woman in a hit-and-run in the First Settlement.

• The Cairo New misdemeanor court postponed the trial to October 28.
• Prosecutors have referred the defendant to criminal trial on charges of causing the woman's death.
• On September 19, a speeding car struck and killed a woman crossing a road in the First Settlement, and the driver fled, abandoning the vehicle.
• The defendant, a foreign student, surrendered himself the same day, confessed, and said he fled fearing assault by residents.