A teenager has admitted to killing and attempting to rape a 4-year-old girl in a village in northern Egypt, local media outlets reported on Sunday.

According to Alarabiya, Hassan S., aged 16, reportedly kidnapped Rodina A. on Saturday, after which he sexually assaulted and murdered her.

The horrid incident has caused a stir in Egypt, with people drawing parallels with the widely-discussed case of Pakistani 8-year-old Zainab Ansari, who was raped and murdered earlier this year. 

The victim was reported missing Saturday afternoon; her family and neighbors began searching for her around their village in the Monufia governorate. 

When they spotted traces of blood near the house of Hassan S.' father, who was recently released from prison, they asked him about the girl and noted his obvious unease.

They went on to search his house despite his hesitance and found more blood on one bed. Having been pressured into revealing the truth, he admitted to the crime, but his father's role in it remains unclear. 

He has admitted to kidnapping the young girl from her house after luring her into his house with his cellphone.

According to Huffpost Arabi, he inappropriately touched her but failed to rape her since she began screaming loudly.

He then struck her on the head with a stone until she lost consciousness and went on to stab her with a knife. Having murdered her, he hid her body in a box he placed in the basement. 

According to a statement by the president of the governorate's Bar association, Khaled Rashed, Hassan S. has been referred to the juvenile criminal court.

"The accused will not escape punishment, as he is mature and aware of his acts," Rashed said.

Rashed explained that the penalty can reach up to a life sentence with hard labor, noting that the death penalty is not applicable.

In 2017, Forbes released its annual rankings of the world's richest people, which included a separate ranking of the "World's Richest Arabs." 

Following the news, the site HowMuch.net - which aims to visualize financial and economic issues in easy-to-read charts and maps - used Forbes' data to reveal the richest person on each continent. 

Let's take a look below:

Carlos Slim Helu ranks among the richest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $69 billion, according to HowMuch.net.

Helu is the richest and only Arab to make it to the ranking in the North American continent. Helu is the chairman and CEO of Telmex, América Móvil, Samsung Mexico, and Grupo Carso. He has been among the world's wealthiest individuals for numerous years. 

In 2008, Forbes ranked Slim as the world's second-richest person, right after Warren Buffett. During the years between 2010 and 2013, Slim was named the world's wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $73 billion in 2013.

However, Helu's net worth dropped by nearly $5 billion in just four days, following Donald Trump's presidential election. In 2017, Forbes ranked Helu as the 6th wealthiest person in the world.

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal comfortably maintains his position as the world's richest Arab, with a net worth of $16.5 billion, according to HowMuch.net.

In November, Bin Talal was detained by Saudi authorities following Saudi Arabia's large-scale anti-corruption purge, which saw over 300 others including members of the royal family, businessmen, and former and current government officials get arrested.

The Saudi prince was released after two months of detention at Riyadh's Ritz Carlton, where a number of those arrested were being held. Still, bin Talal's business and personal wealth saw a decrease over the months.

Forbes estimates Talal's net worth to be at $17.4 billion with a majority of his monetary value lying in the Saudi-listed investment firm Kingdom Holding Company, which lost billions following his arrest.

The billionaire's personal wealth plunged by some $2 billion following his arrest, according to Forbes. Reports after his release revealed he will remain head of Kingdom Holding.

A number of other Arabs made it to the ranking in the Middle East, Asia, and Russia category...

Majid Al Futtaim (UAE): $11.3 billion 

Suhail Bahwan (Oman): $4.2 billion

Najib Mikati & Taha Mikati (Lebanon): $2.6 billion

Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (Qatar): $1.5 billion

Bassam Alghanim & Kutayba Alghanim (Kuwait): $1.4 billion

Egypt's richest businessman, Nassef Sawiris, runs OCI, one of the world's largest nitrogen fertilizer producers. His plants are located in the United States.

Nassef Sawiris also owns seven percent of the international sportswear brand Adidas, among other investments. 

The Egyptian billionaire isn't the only Arab to make it to the richest individuals on the African continent. 

He's followed by: 

Issad Rebrab (Algeria): $3.4 billion

Othman Benjelloun (Morocco): $2.1 billion