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Minya Court Sentences Woman to Death for Poisoning Husband and Six Children

Judges cited a reported confession with forensic testimony after investigators said she laced family bread with a toxic pesticide.

Overview

  • The Minya Criminal Court delivered the death sentence on November 8 after receiving the Mufti’s approving opinion.
  • Prosecutors said Hagar Ahmed poisoned the family by mixing a pesticide into bread prepared at their home in Delga, Minya.
  • The Interior Ministry identified the substance as chlorfenapyr, and officials said the defendant confessed and reenacted the crime.
  • Forensic doctors testified during hearings, and the judicial panel unanimously ruled for execution by hanging.
  • Investigators reported that six children died in succession between July 10 and July 25, followed by the father, while the first wife survived.