New details have emerged in the investigations of the case of Habiba Al-Shamaa, known in the media as "The Shorouk Girl." During the investigations, the driver, Mahmoud H. Ashmawy, made detailed confessions. He stated during questioning that the victim was in his car at the time of the incident, and as he closed the car windows and sprinkled an aromatic substance in his possession, he pushed the girl to jump from the moving vehicle at a speed of 100 km/h on the Suez road, and he fled the scene afterward.
The accused admitted to using marijuana, stating he took a dose before the incident and another after it, saying, "I smoked hashish before and after the incident," according to local media.
On Monday, the Public Prosecution ordered the accused in the attempted kidnapping of the victim, Habiba Al-Shamaa, to be referred to the competent criminal court for prosecution on charges of attempting to kidnap her through coercion, possessing narcotic hashish without legal authorization, and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of that drug.
The prosecution noted that investigations revealed that the first person who saw the victim, while trying to help her after she jumped from the defendant's car, stated that she mentioned the accused wanted to kidnap her, saying verbatim: "Uber was trying to kidnap me."
Additionally, the legal representative of the "Uber" company testified that the accused's account on the company's application had been closed previously due to numerous complaints from users against him. However, he created another account by using a different national ID number, allowing him to reuse the app. The Public Prosecution obtained a copy of the documents pertaining to this forgery incident, as well as the complaints lodged against the accused at the company he worked for, including one complaint from a woman who stated he had physically harassed her.
The investigations also revealed the accused's use of hashish as confirmed by blood and urine samples taken from him, as evidenced by the forensic report. Habiba Al-Shamaa, known as "The Shorouk Girl," ultimately passed away after being in a coma for 21 days following her jump from the Uber vehicle in the New Cairo area of the Egyptian capital.
