Egypt executes monk for murder of bishop at monastery
Cairo, EgyptReuters Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a lawyer and the monk’s brother told Reuters on Sunday. Wael Saad and Ramon Rasmi Mansour, known by their monastic names Isaiah al-Makari and Faltaous al-Makari, were convicted of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, […]
Prosecutors in Egypt charge defrocked monk over Coptic bishop’s death
Prosecutors in Egypt have charged a former monk with the murder of a Coptic Orthodox bishop, Vatican News reports. Bishop Epiphanius was found dead in a pool of blood on 29th July at the desert-based Monastery of San Macario, about 100 kilometres outside of Cairo. Police reportedly concluded the bishop had been struck with a sharp […]