New legal opportunity for Uber driver accused of causing death Habiba Al-ShammaAfter accepting his plea and the decision that he would be imprisoned for 5 years on charges of use and possession of narcotics, the court also found him accused of he tried to kidnap the victim, Habiba Al-Shamaa.
The defense of the accused announced that he would go to the Court of Cassation to challenge the sentence given to imprison the accused for 5 years on charges of using and possessing narcotic substances The accused still has the opportunity before the Court of Cassation to uphold the decision to expel, reduce the sentence, or acquit her.
The Cairo Court of Appeals had acquitted the Uber driver accused of Habiba Al-Shamaa’s death of the charge of attempting to kidnap Habiba Al-Shamaa, while serving a prison sentence heavy to 5 years on the charge of possession and use of narcotic substances. .
The Cairo Criminal Court, held in the fifth arbitration, decided to punish the Uber driver accused of trying to kidnap Habiba Al-Shamaa, “Shorouk Girl,” with 15 years in prison, a fine of 50,000 pounds, and the suspension of his driver’s license. .
Habiba Al-Shamaa died on March 14 as a result of her injuries after jumping from an Uber driver’s car.
The Public Finance ordered that the person accused of trying to kidnap the victim, Habiba Al-Shamaa, be sent to a competent criminal court. To punish him on charges of attempting to abduct her by force, possession of the narcotic essence of cannabis in circumstances other than those permitted by law, and driving a motor vehicle while while he is under the influence of that drug.
It was confirmed from the investigations of the Public Prosecution when he asked the first person who saw the victim – trying to help her – after she threw herself out of the accused’s car, that she mentioned that the accused wanted to kidnap her, and said in a text: “Uber wanted to kidnap me,” and a legal representative of “Uber” said that his account was previously closed through the company’s application, due to the large number of complaints from users of the application against him, but he created another account using another national number through which he could reuse the application One of them was including a complaint from a woman who had previously alleged that he had physically assaulted her.
The investigations also revealed that the accused used the essence of narcotic cannabis, according to the results of the analysis of the blood and urine samples taken from him, as confirmed by the forensic report.
Who is Habiba Al-Shamma?
The girl is called Habiba Al-Shamaa.
Who is the accused?
A 34-year-old driver who holds an industrial technician diploma in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector. He is married and has three children, the eldest of whom is in primary school.
The beginning of the incident was the filing of a report at the Shorouk Police Department, regarding an attempt to kidnap a girl named “Habiba Al-Shammaa” after she was riding with an Uber driver, but she was surprised by the attempted abduction. , which caused her to throw herself from the car while it was traveling very fast, which caused her to suffer injuries and lose consciousness, and she was transferred to the police station.
2024-08-23 23:30:00
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