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Egyptian teacher beats 11-yr student to death
A teacher at an Egyptian preparatory school beat one of his students to death for not doing his homework, according to press reports.Mathematics teacher Haitham Abdul-Hamid, 23, was punishing 11-year-old student Islam Amr at the school in the coastal city of Alexandria for not doing all his homework, the Egyptian daily al-Masry al-Youm reported Tuesday. Abdul-Hamid tried to beat Amr using a ruler, but the scared student would not open his hand. The teacher then took him outside the class and started kicking him brutally in the stomach. Amr fainted and was transferred to the hospital, where he breathed his last. Doctors have not yet announced the cause of death. The teacher admitted to his crime and said he only wanted to discipline and not kill him. Abdul-Hamid was charged with man slaughter and was detained for 4 days pending further investigations. In another school accident, and also in Alexandria, 16-year-old student Hossam Gaber jumped off the second floor to escape from the school. He suffered fractures in the neck, back, and skull as well as abdominal bleeding. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-29 |
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