Saturday 27/December/2025 – 06:00 AM
Today, Saturday, the Court of Cassation is hearing the first appeal session in the case of the murder of Sahel doctor Dr. Osama Sabbour, ruling on the death sentence for the accused and aggravated imprisonment for the third accused.
Osama Sabbour, a coastal doctor
Lawyer Amr Abdel Salam, the lawyer of Osama Sabbour, the victim in the Al-Sahel doctor case, said that the Cassation Prosecution recommended in its memorandum that the death sentences be upheld and aggravated by the death sentences imposed on the defendants in the Al-Sahel doctor case.
The case of the coastal doctor
The Cairo Criminal Court had sentenced two defendants to death and aggravated imprisonment for the third defendant in the case of the murder of Dr. Osama Sabbour, known in the media as the Coast Doctor.
The Public Prosecution had received notification of the absence of the victim, Osama Tawfiq, an orthopedic doctor at Nasser Institute Hospital, as he was heading to work, turned off his phone, and disappeared.
Using modern techniques to determine the last time and place of their presence, it was found that he was accompanied by his friend, the accused, an orthopedic doctor in the same hospital, inside a private clinic, where traces of renovations, recent excavations, and bags containing excavation waste were found, in addition to the emanation of a foul odor from the clinic.
During the inspection, the Public Prosecution was able to identify the source of the unpleasant smell during recent renovation and construction work under a refrigerator in one of the rooms, so it ordered digging under it and found the body of the victim, and assigned the forensic doctor to conduct an autopsy on him. To explain his injuries, the cause and manner of his death, taking samples from him to extract his genetic fingerprint, as well as examining traces of blood found in the clinic, comparing their genetic fingerprint to the victim’s fingerprint, and examining the medical drugs found in the clinic to determine their type, and the Public Prosecution requested police investigations into the incident.
