Over the last few days, the story of 18-year old Mahmoud Al Banna blew up on Egypt’s social media sites as a result of his actions that saw him defending a girl from assault and harassment in the city of Tala in Mounefia. According to security sources, Mahmoud Al-Banna was stabbed to death during an altercation with some of his colleagues in the city of Tala. The stabber was revealed to be 19-year-old Mohammed Rajeh. Investigations by the Public Prosecution revealed the fact that the incident began when the victim was distressed by the actions of the accused towards a female colleague, who was assaulted and harassed by Rajeh in public, and expressed his frustrations with Rajeh’s behavior on his personal account on the social networking site ‘Instagram’. Al Banna’s social media posts triggered and angered Rajeh, who reportedly sent him threatening him messages before agreeing with a group of his friends to kill him, and set the date on 9 October. According to investigations, the defendants were monitoring the victim in the streets, and as soon as the victim moved away from a gathering of his friends, the attackers…
The Story of the 18-Year Old Boy Stabbed For Defending A Girl From Harassment
October 13, 2019
