A Sydney father-of-eight was allegedly murdered and dismembered by his wife after she discovered he had been sending money to a secret girlfriend abroad, police allege.
NSW Police will allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, dismembered the body of 62-year-old Mamdouh Noufl using a trap saw and knives before disposing of his remains in plastic bags at several residential and industrial sites in the southwest of Sydney.
The couple reportedly had a heated argument on May 3, 2023, after she found out her husband was having an affair with a woman living in Egypt. She allegedly attacked her husband during the argument, causing his death.
In the weeks that followed, Noufl allegedly used his phone and social media to give the impression that 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 and ask her to return the money he had sent The Daily Telegraph.
A friend who had tried to call him and got no answer never suspected foul play.
“When he disappeared, we thought he had moved to another state and didn’t want to talk to anyone,” said Khaled Yousef, a member of the Egyptian Islamic Society.
“We never expected something like this to happen to him.”
Mamdouh Noufl (pictured), 62, was allegedly murdered by his wife Nirmeen Noufl, 53, after she found out he had a secret girlfriend in Egypt to whom he sent money, police claim
NSW Police allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, dismembered the body of 62-year-old Mamdouh Noufl with knives and power tools at their family home in Sydney’s west (pictured)
Noufl was arrested on Thursday at a Bankstown hospital where she was a patient and charged with murder (domestic violence).
She was considered a flight risk because she had an apparent interest in moving to the Middle East before her arrest.
It is alleged that she had previously traveled to Egypt to sell properties and was in the process of buying shares in the United Arab Emirates.
Detective Inspector Danny Doherty told a press conference on Saturday that the house in Greenacre had undergone a ‘significant clean’ and new floors had been laid.
He described the murder as ‘brutal’, ‘macabre’ and ‘bizarre’.
“The remains have not yet been located and police doubt they will ever be located due to the nature of their disposal,” Supt Doherty said.
Supt Doherty said police would allege Noufl had provided detectives with “several versions” of her husband’s whereabouts.
She reportedly told her children, friends and family that Noufl had flown to Egypt to visit relatives, but no family could locate or reach him.
Police believe the couple’s home in Greenacre (pictured) has undergone 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 house in Juno Parade, in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west.
Supt Doherty said the victim had had close ties to his community in Sydney’s west and had owned a small business until his death (pictured, forensics examines home)
The victim’s bank accounts were also used until July 2023, when friends of the couple reported the 62-year-old missing, Supt Doherty said.
‘He was a very, very quiet person. He was smiley and very focused on his work,” said a friend 9News.
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 obviously very concerned,” he said.
“I thought inside that something bad must happen to him.”
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney more than 30 years ago and have lived in the house in Greenacre for the past five to 10 years.
Supt Doherty said the couple’s eight adult children, aged between 20 and 30, were still “processing the information” and were believed to be in distress.
Some family members have thanked their community for their “support and prayers.”
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney more than 30 years ago and have lived in the Greenacre home for the past five to 10 years (photo, Juno Parade home forensics)
Supt Doherty said the victim had close ties to his community in Sydney’s west and owned a small business.
Noufl remains in custody and is due to appear at Burwood Local Court on December 11.
The investigation led by Strike Force Tannerie continues.
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