Man killed in fight over washing brother's body for funeral

Dubai - Their uncle - also sustained injuries in the firing incident.

A man was gunned down by his cousin after he picked a fight when the latter refused to wash his brother's body in Dar Al Salam in Sohag, Egypt.
Another person - their uncle - also sustained injuries in the firing incident. 
A source in Sohag General Security Directorate told Al Arabiya that the cousin brothers had a verbal duel that snowballed into a fight.
Mohammed Hamdy Kayed, the man killed in the fight, triggered the dispute after one of his cousins refused to wash the body of his brother. The argument flared into a scuffle and the cousin shot Kayed in the chest, and also fired at his uncle - injuring his right arm.
The body of the murdered person and his uncle were taken to Dar Al Salam hospital. The accused persons were arrested.
Public prosecution is carrying out an investigation into the incident.

• MENA