Egyptian stabs Saudi university professor to death; wife's condition is critical
MINA — A renowned Saudi university professor was stabbed to death by an Egyptian resident. The scholar's wife sustained serious injuries due to multiple attacks by the assaulter who was later arrested, according to the spokesman of the Eastern Province police. Large number of people attended the funeral prayer and burial of Dr. Abdul Malik Qadi in Dhahran.
The crime occurred at the house of Dr. Abdul Malik Qadi, former professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, in Dhahran in the Eastern Province. The motive for the crime was stealing due to financial liabilities of the perpetrator in his home country, according to a police spokesman.
He also stabbed Dr. Qadi's wife multiple times. She is still in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of a Dhahran hospital. The attacker was referred to the Public Prosecution after taking legal action against him.
The professor was found dead at his home after the perpetrator broke into his home with the intention of stealing. Dr. Qadi had previously worked at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals as a professor and had a good reputation among educational circles in the region. He was a renowned scholar who authored books such as "The Encyclopedia of Prophetic Hadith" and "Authors of the Sunnah and Prophetic Biography.'
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