EXCLUSIVE
The heartbroken family of a man who was allegedly murdered by his wife before being “butchered and dismembered” with a chainsaw have broken their silence to thank the community for all their “support and prayers”.
NSW Police will allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, killed her husband, Mamdouh Noufl, at their family home before dismembering his body and disposing of his remains in plastic bags at several residential and industrial sites. throughout south-west Sydney.
The 62-year-old was first reported missing in July 2023, and police said the small business owner had not been seen for two months after disappearing from his home on Juno Parade, in Greenacre, in the Western Sydney.
Police now allege that Noufl and his wife quarreled before she killed him on May 3 and dumped his lifeless body in trash bins around the city.
The mother of eight was arrested at a Bankstown hospital on Thursday afternoon and charged with murder.
Noufl was denied bail and remanded in custody after appearing in court on Friday.
Noufl’s devastated family has been rocked by the allegations, and spent the past year urging anyone with information about her disappearance to come forward.
Concerned friends feared the worst as the investigation into Mr Noufl’s disappearance dragged on.
Detectives investigate family home in western Sydney
One of his relatives particularly thanked the Shine The Light ‘Missing Persons’ Australia community Facebook page for their help in trying to locate Mr Noufl after he went missing.
“This is my uncle… It’s a very unfortunate (time) and news for our family today,” Shaz Jay said on the site.
‘I want to thank you for all the posts you have made about his disappearance. “All your support and prayers mean a lot.”
New details reveal that the timing of Noufl’s arrest was crucial, as he was considered a flight risk and had an apparent financial interest in moving to the Middle East.
It will be alleged that he had previously traveled to Egypt to sell property and was in the process of purchasing shares in the United Arab Emirates.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty He called the alleged murder “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 (allegedly) disposed of,” Superintendent Doherty said.
Forensics are seen examining sections of the floor at Greenacre’s home.
An investigation into the disappearance of Mamdouh Noufl began in July 2023 when police were called to a house on Juno Parade, in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west.
NSW Police will allege Nirmeen Noufl, 53, cut up the body of Mamdouh Noufl, 62, using knives and power tools at her family home in western Sydney (pictured).
Superintendent Doherty said police would allege Noufl provided detectives with “various versions” of her husband’s whereabouts.
He allegedly told his children, friends and relatives that Mr Noufl had flown to Egypt to visit his family, but that his relatives were unable to reach or reach him.
The victim’s bank accounts were also used until July 2023, when friends of the couple’s family reported the 62-year-old missing, Supt Doherty said.
a friend told him 9News Mr. Noufl was a quiet man.
“He was a very, very calm person,” she said, “he was) smiling, very focused on his work.”
Noufl’s colleagues raised the alarm three months after his alleged murder, and his friend revealed that his disappearance worried him at the time.
“I was very worried, of course,” he said.
“I thought inside that there must be something bad that must have happened to him.”
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney more than 30 years ago and had lived in the Greenacre home for the past five to 10 years.
Superintendent Doherty said the alleged victim had had close ties to his community in western Sydney and had owned a small business until his death (pictured, coroners examine a section of the floor).
The couple moved from Egypt to Sydney more than 30 years ago and had lived in the Greenacre home for the past five to 10 years (pictured, forensics at the Juno Parade home).
Superintendent Doherty said the couple’s eight adult children, aged in their 20s and 30s, are still “processing information” and are likely to be at risk.
The cause and manner of the alleged victim’s death are still unknown, but police will allege that Noufl killed her husband “intentionally.”
Superintendent Doherty said Noufl had had close ties to his community in western Sydney and had been a small business owner until his death.
Noufl is due back at Burwood Local Court on December 11.
Investigations under the command of Strike Force Tannerie continue.
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