Family convicted for father's murder and secret burial in Tangier

A Tangier court sentenced on Tuesday, members of the same family involved in the murder and concealment of the father's body in their home in the Tangier Al-Balia district, as reported by al3omk.

The court sentenced the main defendant, the victim’s son, to life imprisonment. The victim’s wife received 25 years in prison, while two other relatives of the family were sentenced to 20 years each, and a friend of the son was sentenced to 6 years.

The charges against the defendants included torture, failure to assist a person in danger, concealing evidence, obstructing justice, drug possession and trafficking, and premeditated murder.

During the trial, the victim’s son testified that the dispute arose after discovering his father was practicing witchcraft. He admitted to detaining his father in a room in their home, forcing him to take sedative pills, and later finding him deceased. He claimed to have performed funeral prayers over the body before wrapping it in a rug and burying it inside a wall at his uncle’s apartment in the Tangier Al-Balia district.

The father’s remains were uncovered during a preliminary investigation into a separate case involving the wife and four children, who were arrested on charges of drug possession and trafficking. Strong suspicions of foul play emerged during the investigation into the victim's disappearance, ultimately leading to the discovery of the crime.