A woman charged with her husband’s murder allegedly used a chainsaw and knives to “dismember and dismember” his body before throwing his remains into rubbish bins.
New South Wales Police will allege that Nirmeen Noufl, 53, cut up the body of Mamdouh Noufl, 62, before disposing of his remains in plastic bags at various residential and industrial sites across south-west Sydney.
An investigation into her husband’s disappearance began in July 2023 when police were called to a home on Juno Parade, in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west.
The 62-year-old small business owner had not been seen since May 2023 and police declared his disappearance suspicious at the time.
Police will now allege that it was on May 3 that Noufl and his wife got into an argument before she killed him.
The mother-of-eight was arrested at a Bankstown hospital on Thursday afternoon and charged with DV’s murder. Police said they believe there was also a financial motive.
He was refused bail and remanded in custody after appearing in court on Friday.
New details reveal that the timing of Noufl’s arrest was crucial, as she was considered a flight risk and had an apparent interest in moving to the Middle East.
Concerned friends feared the worst as the investigation into Mr Noufl’s disappearance (above) dragged on.
Police believe the couple’s Greenacre home (pictured) underwent “significant cleaning” after Noufl allegedly dismembered her husband.
It is alleged that he had previously traveled to Egypt to sell property and was in the process of buying shares in the United Arab Emirates.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty told a press conference on Saturday that Greenacre’s house had undergone a “significant clean” and some parts were re-paved.
He called the 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 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.
Police will allege that Noufl had allegedly seized her husband’s phone and social media accounts “to disguise the fact that he had been killed.”
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 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 victim’s death are still unknown, but police will allege that Noufl killed her husband “intentionally.”
Superintendent Doherty said the victim 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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