Uber Driver Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death of Habiba Al-Shamaa – Cairo Court Ruling

04:29 PM

Monday, April 15, 2024

Books – Ramadan Younes:

The Cairo Criminal Court, sitting in the Fifth Arbitration Court, sentenced Uber driver Mahmoud H. to 15 years in prison in the case of the death of Shorouk’s daughter, Habiba Al-Shamaa.

The ruling was issued under the chairmanship of Councilor Atef Rizk Kamel, with the membership of Councilors Muhammad Faraj Al-Saadani, Khaled Shukri Othman, and the secretariat of Sherif Ali and Muhammad Farouk.

The regulation of the Uber driver was as follows:

First, the accused Uber driver was punished with 15 years in prison for the charge against him.

Second: removing the driver’s license from the accused.

Third: Fined 50,000 pounds as criminal costs.

Fourth: Taking the civil case to the appropriate civil court.

The Public Treasury charged the accused in Case No. 1016 of 2024, Shorouk Felony; He attempted to kidnap the victim, Habiba Al-Shamaa, by force against her will, as she was accompanied by a car with the intention of taking her to her destination with the aim of detaining her. out of the public, he closed the windows of the car and the two of them, but he stopped the effect he wanted for a reason that had nothing to do with his will, namely the control of the victim . as stated in the studies.

He also intended to consume a narcotic substance, “hashish,” in cases other than those permitted by law, and drove a vehicle while under the influence of a drug, as well as forging official documents .

The Public Finance had referred the accused to criminal charges in the case of Al-Shorouk’s daughter Habiba Al-Shamaa, who died on March 15 last year after she jumped from an Uber driver’s car in fear of being stolen​​​​ kidnap her.