The father of four-year-old Sajjada al-Sayyid Ashraf Attia expressed his satisfaction after receiving a call from security officials informing him of the execution of the man convicted of his daughter’s murder, Jamal.A.A.A., a 59-year-old agricultural worker from Hamoul. The execution occurred five years after the incident and followed the completion of legal proceedings.
The Death Sentence
The Kafar El Sheikh Criminal Court, presided over by Counselor Medhat Abu Ghanam and the Third Circuit, ruled in early 2022 to sentence Jamal.A.A.A. To death for the murder of Sajjada. The sentence was carried out after receiving the Mufti’s opinion regarding the penalty.
Charges Against the Defendant
Court documents revealed that on July 26, 2021, within the jurisdiction of the Hamoul police station, the defendant killed Sajjada al-Sayyid Ashraf al-Sayyid Abbas Abdel Hadi intentionally. The defendant, upon seeing her on the public road, formed the intention to assault her and lured her to his home under false pretenses.
The Assault on the Child
The court records detailed how the defendant exploited the victim’s young age, and innocence. Once away from public view, he forced her to the ground. When the child cried out, he silenced her by covering her mouth and repeatedly striking her head against the ground, intending to end her life, causing the injuries described in the forensic report that led to her death.
Luring the Child
The defendant’s crime was compounded by the kidnapping of the child. He approached her while she was walking on the street, offering to take her to his home to give her candy, exploiting her innocence. She was deceived and accompanied him, allowing him to lure her away from onlookers and her family.
Charges Against the Defendant’s Son’s Wife
The defendant’s son’s wife, Norhan.A.M.A., was accused of knowing about the crimes and aiding the primary defendant in evading justice by concealing evidence, specifically the child’s body.
Missing Person Report
Sajjada’s family had filed a missing person report after the four-year-old went missing from their home. Her body was later found murdered and lying under a well near a neighbor’s house. Security forces in Kafar El Sheikh arrested those responsible and took legal action.
Execution of the Court of Cassation Ruling
The prison authority carried out the Court of Cassation’s ruling to execute the agricultural worker from Hamoul, Kafar El Sheikh, who was convicted of murdering the four-year-old after assaulting her.
Frequently Asked Questions
What crime was Jamal.A.A.A. Convicted of?
Jamal.A.A.A. Was convicted of the intentional murder of four-year-old Sajjada al-Sayyid Ashraf al-Sayyid Abbas Abdel Hadi, after luring her and assaulting her.
When did the court first sentence Jamal.A.A.A. To death?
The Kafar El Sheikh Criminal Court first sentenced Jamal.A.A.A. To death in May 2022.
Was anyone else implicated in the crime?
Norhan.A.M.A., the wife of the defendant’s son, was accused of aiding the defendant by concealing evidence, including the child’s body.
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