Egypt’s Court of Cassation issued a final and irrevocable ruling on Sunday upholding the death sentence for Karim Selim, known as the “Tagamoa killer,” for murdering three women and disposing their bodies in desert areas. During his arguments before the Court of Cassation, the defendant’s lawyers insisted on overturning the earlier verdict and requesting a retrial, citing arguments related to his client’s mental instability. The court rejected the appeal filed by the defendant’s lawyers against the lower court’s verdict. In September 2024, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced the defendant to death by hanging, a verdict upheld by the Court of Appeals in December of the same year, after all ordinary avenues of appeal had been exhausted. The sentence now enters final execution following the Court of Cassation’s ruling, which is not subject to appeal.

Source: Egypt Independent March 16, 2026 11:05 UTC