A Sydney father-of-eight was allegedly killed and dismembered by his wife after she found out he had been sending money to a secret girlfriend overseas, police claim.
NSW Police will allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, cut up the body of 62-year-old Mamdouh Noufl using a drop saw and knives before disposing of his remains in plastic bags at various residential and industrial sites across Sydney’s southwest.
The couple allegedly got into a fierce argument on May 3, 2023 after she found out her husband was having an affair with a woman who lived in Egypt. She allegedly attacked her husband during the row, which caused his death.
In the weeks that followed Noufl allegedly used his phone and social media to give the impression the small business owner was still alive, and police only launched a missing persons investigation two months later in July.
Noufl allegedly used her husband’s phone to contact the woman in Egypt to ask that she return the money he sent, reported The Daily Telegraph.
One friend who had tried to call him and got no answer never suspected any foul play.
‘When he disappeared we thought he moved to another state and didn’t want to talk to anyone,’ Khaled Yousef, a member of the Egyptian Islamic Society said.
‘We would never expect something like this to happen to him.’
Mamdouh Noufl (pictured), 62, was allegedly killed by his wife Nirmeen Noufl, 53, after she found out he had a secret girlfriend in Egypt who he was sending money to, police claim
NSW Police will allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, cut up the body of 62-year-old Mamdouh Noufl using knives and power tools in their family home in Sydney’s west (pictured)
Noufl was arrested on Thursday at a hospital in Bankstown where she was a patient and charged with murder (domestic violence).
She has been deemed a flight risk as she had an apparent interest in relocating to the Middle East before her arrest.
It’s alleged she had previously travelled to Egypt to sell properties and was in the process of purchasing shares in the United Arab Emirates.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty told a press conference on Saturday that the Greenacre home had undergone a ‘significant clean-up’ and parts were re-floored.
He described the murder as ‘brutal’, ‘macabre’ and ‘bizarre’.
‘The remains have not been located and police doubt they will ever be located due to the nature in which they were disposed of,’ Supt Doherty said.
Supt Doherty said police would allege Noufl provided detectives with ‘various versions’ of the whereabouts of her husband.
She allegedly told her children, friends and family that Mr Noufl had flown to Egypt to visit relatives, however no family members were able to locate or reach him.
Police believe the couple’s Greenacre home (pictured) underwent a ‘significant clean-up’ after Noufl allegedly dismembered her husband in May, 2023
An investigation into Mamdouh Noufl’s disappearance began in July 2023 when police were called to a home in Juno Parade, in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west
Supt Doherty said the victim had had close ties to his community in western Sydney and had owned a small business until his death (pictured, forensics examine the home)
The victim’s bank accounts were also used until July 2023 when friends of the couple reported the 62-year-old as missing, Supt Doherty said.
‘He was a very, very quiet person. He was smiley, very focused on his work,’ a friend told 9News.
Mr Noufl’s friends only raised the alarm three months after he was allegedly killed, although one friend said he suspected something much earlier.
‘I was very concerned, of course,’ he said.
‘I thought inside that there must be something bad that for sure happened to him.’
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney over 30 years ago and had lived in the Greenacre home for the past five to 10 years.
Supt Doherty said the couple’s eight adult children, aged in their 20s and 30s, are still ‘processing the information’ and are likely to be in distress.
Some family members have thanked their community for their ‘support and prayers’.
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney over 30 years ago and had lived in the Greenacre home for the last five to 10 years (pictured, forensics at the Juno Parade home)
Supt Doherty said the victim had had close ties to his community in western Sydney and had owned a small business.
Noufl remains in custody and is due to front Burwood Local Court on December 11.
Investigations under Strike Force Tannerie continue.
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