Mother 'hacks son, five, to death before eating part of his head'

Mother ‘hacks her five-year-old son to death with a machete before boiling and eating part of his head’: Shocked uncle finds body parts in buckets

• Hanaa allegedly murdered her son Youssef before cooking and eating his head
• The boy’s horrified uncle found the boy’s body parts in buckets in Egypt home

A mother allegedly hacked her five-year-old son to death with a machete at their home in Egypt before boiling and eating part of his head.

Hanaa, 29, was arrested by police after Youssef’s horrified uncle found the little boy’s body parts in buckets at the family home in the village of Abu Shalabi.

The mother confessed to police that she had eaten part of her son’s head because she ‘wanted him to stay with her together’, local media report.

Hanaa allegedly killed her unsuspecting son with four blows to the head before butchering his body in the bathroom. 

Then, she allegedly cooked his head and other parts of his flesh in boiling water on the stove before eating them.

Hanaa, 29, was arrested by police after Youssef’s horrified uncle found the little boy’s body parts in buckets at the family home in the village of Abu Shalabi

The mother confessed to police that she had eaten part of her son’s head because she ‘wanted him to stay with her together’, local media report. Pictured: Victim Youssef 

After her arrest, she claimed to the police in Faqus, northern Egypt, that she ‘suffers from a mental illness’ and had not intended to kill her son.

She and the victim, Youssef, had been living alone after her separation from her husband, who insists that she knew exactly what she was doing.

The ex-husband, identified only by his initials H.A., told local media: ‘When I arrived, the police prevented me from seeing my son because of the horrific scene.’

He explained: ‘We separated from each other four years ago because she had land from her father and asked me to leave the house and my family and go with her to live on the land.

‘But I refused, and the relationship ended entirely by her will, and I tried to reconcile with her after the divorce, but she refused and stuck to her opinion.’

H.A. added: ‘My son was the one who kept me connected to her, and I used to see him regularly and bring him clothes and things he needed.

She and the victim, Youssef, had been living alone after her separation from her husband (pictured), who insists that she knew exactly what she was doing

Hanaa (pictured in police custody) allegedly killed her unsuspecting son with four blows to the head before butchering his body in the bathroom

‘But recently, she was trying to keep him away from me and plant hatred towards me in his heart, so he wouldn’t come to me.

‘I was trying to communicate with her family to see my son and make sure he was okay.’

According to his lawyer, Samir Mohamed Saleh, the suspect was stone-faced when she told her questioners: ‘I wanted to free him and myself.

‘I wanted to take revenge against his father and be free. His father keeps coming and trying to take him away all the time.’

The Public Prosecution Office said in a statement that the suspect had been detained and that she will undergo a psychiatric assessment.

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