Killed His Brother and Pretended to Discover His Death

The security authorities at the Cairo Security Directorate in Egypt ordered the imprisonment of an employee for 4 days pending investigation on charges of assaulting his brother, which led to his death, while they were using drugs in the Mokattam district. The accused confessed that while he was with the victim at his residence to consume drugs, a verbal altercation ensued, which escalated into a fight during which he assaulted the victim, resulting in injuries that led to his death, according to Egyptian media. He fled the scene, leaving the apartment door open, and pretended to discover his brother's death while stealing a laptop belonging to the deceased.