Egyptian toddler Ahmed Mansour Karni has been sentenced to Life in Prison for committing four murders, attempting another eight murders, vandalizing property and threatening police officers.
The four year old was not in court on Tuesday when he was convicted of four counts of murder, eight of attempted murder, vandalism of property and of threatening soldiers and police officers – all before his second birthday.
The kid was one of 115 defendants who were all handed life sentences at the same time at the court in western Cairo for crimes allegedly committed in early 2014. The child’s name had been added to the criminal list by mistake but Ahmed’s birth certificate was not passed on to the judge to prove he was born in September 2012.
State security forces added his name to the list of accused by mistake, but then the case was transferred to the military court and the child was sentenced in absentia in an ensuing court hearing.
The judge simply did not read the case before sentencing. Last what we heard, they are looking into the matter.
