Top prosecutor requests medical reports of Egyptian student killed in UK

Prosecutor General Nabil Sadeq requested on Saturday British authorities to send medical reports of Egyptian girl Mariam Mostafa, who was killed in England last week, as soon as possible.

Sadeq also ordered Egypt’s prosecutors to inquire about healthcare services offered to the Egyptian girl during the days she spent at a British hospital before her death.

Last month, the 18-year-old engineering student based in Nottingham, was brutally beaten by British women of African descent before breathing her last at a British hospital.

The incident stirred condemnation of both the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and the British Embassy in Cairo.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a cable of condolences from UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over the brutal murder of the student.

In statements on Friday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said that this tragic incident will not go unpunished, urging UK authorities to swiftly bring perpetrators to justice.

The Foreign Ministry is following up with the Egyptian embassy and general consulate in London and her family’s lawyer investigations into the case, the spokesman said.

Earlier yesterday, the UK embassy in Cairo said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Mariam in Nottingham city.

“We share the desire to know the full facts as soon as possible. But as this is an ongoing investigation, the authorities cannot comment publicly on the details of the case, because this could prejudice court proceedings and make it more difficult to secure justice for Mariam. Nor can they comment on her medical history and treatment because of the UK’s privacy laws,” it said.

“What they must and will do is make sure this disgusting crime does not go unpunished,” it stressed. (MENA)