A massive manhunt by the Egyptian Police is underway for a leading judge, Ayman Hajja accused of murdering his television presenter wife, whom he reported missing from a shopping mall near Cairo three weeks ago.
In a statement, the public prosecutor’s office said a man, claiming to be the judge’s accomplice, had led the authorities to a farm where Shaimaa Gamal’s body was found.
Judge Ayman Hajja is a member of Egypt’s powerful council of state, which has lifted his immunity.
An international arrest warrant has been issued as Mr Hajja had recently obtained visas for Canada and Poland.
Statistics show that one-third of women in Egypt are victims of domestic violence
