ALBAWABA - Habiba Shamaa, an Egyptian girl who jumped out of an Uber car after fears of getting kidnapped, died after three weeks in a coma, Cairo 24 reported on Thursday.
Cairo 24 cited the lawyer of the Uber driver Amro Abdel Menim who confirmed the death of Habiba Shamaa and revealed the destiny of the Egyptian driver after her death.
The lawyer said that after the death of Habiba, commonly known online as "the Shorouk girl," the case will be referred to the competent court, and the testimony of the prosecution witness will be sufficient.
The lawyer maintained saying it is possible to amend the registration and description of the case, instead of attempted murder to a charge of manslaughter.
The story of Habiba Shamaa:
Shamaa, 24, was exposed to a kidnapping attempt after she requested a cab from the famous app, Uber, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
According to local Egyptian media, the woman took a ride to meet her friends at about 6:50 p.m. from 5th Settlement, where she lives. after ridding the car, Habiba called her mother, but she wasn't able to hear her daughter due to the loud music sound inside the car.
the mother called Habiba Shamaa again and was surprised after a stranger picked up the phone saying that her daughter threw herself outside of the car.
Furthermore, an eyewitness, who saw the girl and was able to get some information about the incident, Shamaa told him that she was riding in an Uber car, and when the car driver tried to harras her, she jumped out of the car, she was taken to the hospital.
After being hospitalized, Habiba Shamaa was in a coma in an intensive care room in a hospital in New Cairo.
