Woman accused of butchering husband and dumping body parts in bins

A Sydney pistillate has been charged with murdering her hubby and past dismembering and disposing of his assemblage parts successful bins - successful a lawsuit described arsenic "macabre and bizarre" by a detective.

Mamdouh Noufl, 62, from the city's Greenacre suburb, was reported missing by household friends successful July past year.

New South Wales (NSW) Police said helium had not been seen since May 2023.

They launched an probe into his disappearance and arsenic clip went connected "some suspicious circumstances were revealed".

On Saturday, the Australian constabulary unit said they had arrested and charged his 53-year-old wife, Nirmeen Noufl, connected suspicion of his murder.

"Detectives volition allege successful tribunal the pistillate killed her hubby earlier cutting up his assemblage to fell the remains," NSW Police said successful a statement.

"At the aforesaid time, detectives - with assistance from specializer officers - executed a transgression country warrant astatine a location connected Juno Parade, Greenacre."

Investigations continue, the unit added.

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'The execution is brutal... macabre and bizarre'

Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, from NSW Police, told reporters: "The execution is brutal, and it's besides macabre and bizarre.

"We'll allege besides that she butchered and dismembered his body, placed his assemblage parts successful integrative bags and past disposed of his remains successful assorted rubbish bins successful residential areas and concern areas of southwest Sydney."

She allegedly dismembered her husband's assemblage with a weapon and powerfulness saw, disposing of the assemblage earlier carrying retired an extended clean-up of the location and replacing the floors, 7News reported, quoting the officer.

"His remains person ne'er been located and I uncertainty they volition ever beryllium located," Mr Doherty said.

The detective alleged the accused "benefitted greatly" from the demise of her hubby and "accumulated a batch of unexplained wealthiness and has travelled to Egypt and sold properties".

He added the couple's 8 children were inactive coming to presumption with the nonaccomplishment of their father.

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Nirmeen Noufl was arrested astatine Banks House - an acute big intelligence wellness inpatient portion astatine Bankstown Hospital, wherever she was a patient.

On Friday, she appeared earlier Bankstown Local Court wherever she was refused bail, and volition adjacent look astatine Burford Local Court successful December.