ICC Note: This past Monday, a Coptic Egyptian man was found slain in his home. This is the fifth Coptic Egyptian killed in a matter of two weeks. Each of the victims had their throat slit. While police suspect the underlying motives for the latest was robbery, family members have reported that no valuable were taken from the victim’s home.

01/28/2017 Egypt (Christian Post): As it has been reported that four Coptic Christians have been murdered during the first two weeks of 2017, the body of a fifth slain Copt was found last Monday.

According to World Watch Monitor, the body of 37-year-old married father of two, Ishak Ibrahim Fayez Younan, was discovered in his Cairo residence by his brother on Jan. 16.

Reports indicate that Ishak, who worked at a soda factory in Cairo for the last 13 years, had his throat slashed while he was in an apartment he rented. His wife and other family members live in their permanent residence in a village in Upper Egypt.

While police believe robbery might have been the motive, no valuables were taken by the assailants who killed Ishak.

Magdy Younan, the victim’s brother, told World Watch Monitor that Ishak had recently returned to Cairo for work after going back home to celebrate the Coptic Christmas holiday with his family and to attend a wedding.

“It was his first visit to the family in two months,” Younan explained.

Ishak returned to Cairo on Jan. 12 and his wife called him on Jan. 13 to make sure that he had returned safely to Cairo. That was the last time Ishak ever spoke with his wife, Younan said.

Even though Ishak’s wife had tried to call him each of the following three days, there was no answer.

“She was very worried about him because it was the first time they hadn’t spoken for that long,” Younan explained.

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