Investigations by the public prosecution and security agencies in the Egyptian governorate of Minya have revealed details of the murder of a housewife and her daughter inside their home in the village of Bani Khalid, affiliated with the Samalout district, in a crime that has sparked widespread grief among residents.

The incident began after security agencies received a report of the discovery of the bodies of the housewife, Sabreen A.M., 31, and her daughter, A.M.A., five years old, inside the family home. The public prosecution then moved to the scene and ordered the assignment of a health inspector to examine the two bodies.

According to the investigations, the victims were found inside the home amid an initial belief of poisoning, before the examination revealed visible injuries and signs of strangulation and beating, along with frothy discharge from the mouth, which raised criminal suspicions and prompted the prosecution to appoint forensic medicine to determine the cause of death.

Security agencies succeeded within hours in identifying and apprehending the suspect, A.Q.M., 35, a quarry worker, residing in the village. It turned out that he is a neighbor and relative of the victim.

The investigations showed that the suspect took advantage of the absence of the victim's husband, who works in quarries, and entered the house with the intention of stealing gold jewelry. However, the housewife resisted him, so he assaulted her by beating and strangling her, then killed her daughter to cover up the crime before fleeing.

The public prosecution ordered the suspect's detention for four days pending investigation, before renewing his detention for 15 days, while completing legal procedures in preparation for referring him to the criminal court on charges of murder associated with theft.

The village of Bani Khalid witnessed a state of sadness and shock following the crime, as thousands of residents participated in the funeral of the two victims and their burial in the family cemetery east of the Nile.