A ceramic tile worker from the Khosous area north of Cairo has been handed a death sentence for the premeditated killing of a young woman after her family turned down his proposal to marry her.
The Shubra El Kheima Criminal Court issued the ruling following a review of evidence, legal arguments, and a formal religious opinion from Dar Al-Ifta al-Misriyyah endorsing the penalty’s implementation. The court declared the charges fully proven against the 26-year-old defendant, identified in case documents only as “K.N.D.”
The victim, Mirna Gamal Abdel Tawab—referred to in Egyptian media as the “Khosous Girl”—was stabbed in a public street in what prosecutors described as a carefully staged attack.
According to investigation findings, the defendant spent approximately 20 days tracking the victim’s movements before carrying out the assault. During that period, he purchased a knife from a local shop and concealed it while waiting for the right moment. When the victim appeared on the street, he followed her before suddenly stabbing her in the chest and abdomen. She collapsed in front of witnesses, causing widespread panic among bystanders.
Residents at the scene chased and physically detained the defendant before he could flee, turning him over to security forces. Authorities subsequently initiated legal proceedings and referred the case to the criminal court.
The Public Prosecution charged K.N.D. with premeditated murder as well as illegal possession of a bladed weapon. Case documents indicated the attack was not an impulsive act but a resolved plan executed over nearly three weeks.
During the trial, the defendant requested a psychiatric evaluation to assess his mental condition at the time of the crime. He also confessed in detail to planning the attack, procuring the weapon, and carrying out the stabbing—while simultaneously claiming he had not intended to kill the victim and was not fully conscious of his actions. The court proceeded to sentencing after obtaining Dar Al-Ifta’s religious endorsement, a standard procedural requirement in Egyptian capital cases.
Court records also noted that a second individual was injured during the incident, with wounds serious enough to temporarily prevent that person from working.
