Egyptian property mogul Hisham Talaat Moustafa was jailed Tuesday for 15 years for the murder of a Lebanese pop star and ex-lover, 16 months after he was sentenced to death for the slaying. "Hisham Talaat Moustafa was sentenced to 15 years in jail and (his associate Mohsen) al-Sukkari to 25 years for the murder of Suzanne Tamim," state television said in a report.
A judicial source said Sukkari was also sentenced to three extra years in jail for possession of an illegal weapon. Lawyers for the pair said they were set to appeal Tuesday's verdict, which they insisted was unexpected. Tamim, who rose to fame in the Arab music industry after winning a popular talent show in 1996, was stabbed several times and her throat cut at a Dubai luxury apartment in July 2008. She was 30.