According to the Ministry of Health, a 25-year-old Coptic Christian female, Mary Sameh George was among those killed during violence at Ain Shams in Cairo.
The Ministry of Health and Coptic Church officials have stated that Mary was stabbed at least a dozen times and choked to death, allegedly by Muslim Brotherhood protesters. Mary’s car was also torched.
Mary’s corpse was transported to Heliopolis Hospital and a funeral is expected within the coming days.
The Maspero Youth Union has condemned Mary’s ‘brutal murder,’ blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, and has called for swift justice.
