Egyptian authorities are investigating a tragic domestic abuse case that saw a mother throw her two sons into the Nile river, killing one of them.

According to Al Arabiya, marital disputes with her husband were the reason behind her horrific actions.

The perpetrator reportedly threw her sons Hani (6 months old) and Mohammed (5 years old) into the river. Passersby directly informed the police, but law enforcement officers were only able to save the younger child.

According to local media, the mother told interrogators she committed the crime due to her marital issues with her husband, who did not allow her to visit her parents.

The accused has been arrested pending further investigations.

Last week, Egyptian Mahmoud Nazmy confessed to throwing his two children, aged three and four, from the top of the Faraskur Bridge.

They both died and their bodies were found in a water channel in the Damietta Port, according to Egypt Independent.

Al Arabiya reported that the 30-year-old drug addict, who is deeply indebted, said he killed his children to "relieve them of his financial burden".

Dubai's Crown Prince Court ordered a man to pay back 4.5 million dirhams ($1.2 million) to a woman who gave him the money after he promised to marry her but failed to fulfill his vow, Al Khaleej Online reported.

The verdict came after the woman - an employee at a prestigious company in Dubai - reported the defendant, claiming she gave him the money in installments over two years.

She added that she did so in order to help him improve his financial situation before he married her, as the two had been in a relationship for a while. However, after arriving from a trip abroad, the woman was shocked to receive a card inviting her to his wedding to her colleague.

After the man wed, he and his wife moved into a 2.5 million dirham ($680,612) apartment his ex had gifted him. 

In his statement on the case, the general manager of the Crown Prince Court, Hisham Salem Al Qiewani, said investigations corroborated the woman's story.

Even though she couldn't fully prove her relationship with the man, he has been ordered to return all the money she gave to him.

"Who gives someone this amount of money."

"This man deserves what he got. Being unjust is the worst." 

"So many similar incidents have been taking place recently and those who report it to authorities are a minority."