Sydney woman admits killing and dismembering husband, escapes murder conviction

August 26, 2026 — 10:54amA woman who killed her husband, dismembered his body and distributed it around the city, will not be found guilty of his murder.Nirmeen Noufl, 56, was charged in October 2024 with murdering her husband, Mamdouh, at their Greenacre home.Nirmeen Noufl was arrested and charged with the murder of her husband Mamdouh Noufl.Mamdouh Noufl, 62, was reported missing by friends in July the previous year after vanishing months earlier.Nirmeen Noufl dialled in to the Supreme Court’s King Street complex on Wednesday morning from a small, grey prison room wearing a white veil.She was formally arraigned on a charge she murdered her husband about May 3, 2023 at Greenacre.“Are you guilty or not guilty?” the judge’s associate asked.“Not guilty,” Noufl replied.“I plead guilty to manslaughter in the alternative.”Prosecutors told Justice Peter Hamill they would accept the plea, in full satisfaction of the indictment.It means Noufl will not be found guilty of murder, or go to trial on that charge.Instead, she will face sentence for manslaughter later this year.Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, then-leader of the NSW Police homicide squad at the time of Noufl’s arrest, described it as a “domestic violence murder”.“We will allege also that she butchered and dismembered his body, placed his body parts in plastic bags and then disposed of his remains in various rubbish bins in the residential areas and industrial areas of south-west Sydney,” he said.More to comeSupport is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or the Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491.Be the first to know when major news happens. Sign up for breaking news alerts on email or turn on notifications in the app.From our partners