Police Say Man Faked Suicide Attempt to Stop Father’s Remarriage

Egyptian police revealed that a viral video of a man attempting suicide by eating poisoned bread was a hoax staged to pressure his father.

• Police identified the man in the video as a resident of the Dar al‑Salam police station district.
• The man admitted he faked the suicide attempt to dissuade his father from evicting him and marrying another woman after his mother’s death.
• He said he brought two loaves of bread, claimed to have poisoned one, and pretended to eat it while filming himself.
• Authorities said legal measures have been taken.