The website of Masrawy published a report on how Fr. Samaan pastor of St. Julius of Akfahs church, killed in elMarj area on Thursday.
He pointed out that the priest used to come usually to collect donations to the poor who in his hometown “Ezbet Gerges” in al-Fashn in Beni Suef, as he was followed by Ahmed.S, who lives in the region, a tried to flee from him to an iron warehouse to hide, But the first one managed to catch him and stabbed him in his head, stomach and neck, using a knife.
Eyewitnesses, including the priests’ driver, Mr. Kamel, emphasized seeing a very deliberate and wholly conscious actor. He didn’t talk as Fr. Shenouda Gerges, priest of Sts. Virgin Mary and Shenouda Church, denied that the young man had stolen anything, while asserting that the crime was “just because he is a priest, there is no other reason.
Murderes neighbors told reporters that he lives in the area where he murdered the Monsignor and is well-known for his devotion to Islamic jihad, often directing insults to Christians.
