Egyptian pharmacist and assistant to face trial over fatal injections – The National

Egyptian pharmacist and assistant to face trial over fatal injections – The National

A pharmacist and her assistant in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria will face criminal trial over the deaths of two young girls within hours of being injected with a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

The women administered the doses to Iman and Sajda, sisters from Alexandria’s Mina Al Basal district, a lower income neighbourhood, in early October. They have been in detention since then.

The public prosecution office said on Wednesday that it decided to put the women on trial after reviewing eyewitness accounts, several forensic reports, security camera footage and testimonies from both of the accused.