Key Points
- Mamdouh Noufl had been missing since May last year.
- Noufl’s wife, Nirmeen, was charged with his murder.
- She allegedly tried to cover up the crime with false information after disposing of the body.
A woman who allegedly butchered and dumped her husband’s body before impersonating him on social media to cover up his death has been charged with murder.
NSW Police requested information as part of their search for Mamdouh Noufl, 62, in August 2023 – he had not been seen since May that year.
Her disappearance was deemed suspicious after officers were called to a house on Juno Parade in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west, following a report from family friends about welfare.
Nearly 18 months later, Nirmeen Noufl, 53, is incarcerated for the murder of her husband. The court formally denied him bail on Friday and is expected to return in December.
Noufl’s death was “brutal, gruesome and bizarre”, said Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, New South Wales police homicide commander, adding that police had enough evidence to say his wife l had murdered.
Alleged attempts to cover up the crime
“We will also allege that she butchered and dismembered his body, placed his parts in plastic bags and then dumped his remains in various trash bins throughout residential and industrial areas in south-west Sydney,” Superintendent Doherty said on Saturday .
“His remains have never been found and I doubt they ever will be.”
Noufl allegedly tried to cover up the crime by weaving a web of lies and disinformation after disposing of the body.
“We will allege… that the accused took over Mamdouh’s phone and social media accounts by pretending he was still alive,” Detective Superintendent Doherty said.
“It probably delayed some investigations and it was probably also a ruse to cover up the fact that he had been killed.”
Noufl’s bank accounts were used after his disappearance until police opened an investigation.
Noufl would have benefited significantly financially from her husband’s death, Superintendent Doherty said.
The police will claim that “he is a person who manipulates people and who manipulates the truth”, he added.
Noufl was arrested on Thursday after admitting herself to an acute mental health unit at Bankstown Hospital, Supt Doherty said. The Greenacre house was also examined on Thursday.
Police unable to detail precisely how Noufl died
Police will claim it was deep cleaned and new flooring installed after Noufl was murdered and dismembered with knives and an electric saw.
Homicide detectives took over the investigation in January and were assisted by the NSW Crime Commission.
Police were unable to detail precisely how Noufl died, but only indicated that his wife was believed to be solely responsible for his intentional killing.
There was no record of any previous interactions with police regarding domestic violence, Supt Doherty said.
The couple had eight adult children, but none of them appear to have been involved.
“They lost their father in a brutal and gruesome way,” Supt Doherty said.
Noufl retained his right to silence.
If convicted, she could spend the rest of her life in prison under laws preventing parole for killers who refuse to cooperate in the search for victims’ remains.
The laws were introduced in NSW in 2022 following the conviction of former teacher and rugby league player Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette.
His remains have not been found since his disappearance in 1982.
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