Alexandria - An Egyptian sheep destined for sacrificial slaughter forestalled its owner's plans by pushing him to his death from a three-storey building in Alexandria, police said yesterday. They said Mr Waheeb Hamoudah (56), who worked in the police tax evasion department, had been feeding the sheep he had tethered on the rooftop when it butted him.
He had been fattening the sheep for the past six weeks and planned to kill it for Id al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice. Many Egyptian city-dwellers keep livestock on rooftops, balconies or in basements, especially in the run-up to Id al-Adha.