Egypt follows up on incident of Egyptian citizen found dead in his car in Italy

CAIRO – 2 February 2023: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it is closely following up on the incident of an Egyptian citizen who was found dead inside his car in a remote rural area in Cilavegna commune in Italy.

Italian authorities told the Consulate General of Egypt in Milan that the death took place on 14 January, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Egyptian consulate in Milan continued its extensive contacts with the relevant Italian authorities to follow up on the developments of the case and reveal the results of the investigations into the death, the statement added.

The Consular sector in the Foreign Ministry has immediately contacted the relatives of the deceased and offered them condolences.

The ministry also affirmed that work is ongoing to repatriate the body of the victim to Egypt after completing the required procedures.

Italian police investigations revealed that the deceased is Mohamed Ibrahim, a 44-year-old Egyptian man who lives in Pavia province in northern Italy.

The remains of Ibrahim’s body were found burnt inside his car in the Gambolò countryside in Pavia while also hit by a gunshot.