Brookside Glen Man Charged with Wife's Murder: Fit for Trial
A Will County judge ruled Thursday that Bahaa Sam is sane enough to stand trial for allegedly beating his wife to death with a weightlifter's bar.
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Man Suspected of Killing Wife Found Fit to Stand Trial
A Will County judge ruled Thursday that Bahaa Sam is sane enough to stand trial for allegedly beating his wife to death with a weightlifter's bar.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Alleged Tinley Park Wife-Killer Bahaa Sam Found Fit to Stand Trial
A Will County judge ruled Thursday that Bahaa Sam is sane enough to stand trial for allegedly beating his wife to death with a weightlifter's bar.
A Tinley Park man charged with beating his wife to death with a metal bar while their young son watched was found sane enough to stand trial for her murder. Bahaa Sam, 47, appeared before Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak Thursday morning and learned an evaluation of his mental state showed he is fit to face the murder charges. READ: Tinley Park Man Charged With Beating Wife to Death Pleads Not Guilty An interpreter translated the proceedings into Arabic for Sam, who is being held at the Will County jail in lieu of $5 million bond. Sam was represented by Palos Park attorney John Eannace. Police and paramedics went to Sam's house in December after a Tinley Park public works employee spotted the body of Sam's wife, Nermeen Sam, next to a…
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Tinley Park Man Charged With Beating Wife to Death Pleads Not Guilty
The Tinley Park man jailed for allegedly bashing his wife's head in with a weightlifting bar was arrested twice before on domestic battery charges.
A Tinley Park man jailed on murder charges for allegedly bashing his wife's head in with a weightlifting bar pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday. Bahaa Sam, 47, appeared before Judge Robert Livas via a closed circuit video feed from the Will County jail. Livas allowed the public defender's office to withdraw from the case so Palos Park attorney John Eannace could enter his appearance to represent Sam. An interpreter translated the proceedings into Arabic for Sam, who is being held in lieu of $5 million bond. Sam allegedly bludgeoned his wife, 38-year-old Nermeen Sam, to death Dec. 19, clubbing her in the head at least 10 times with a weightlifting bar. Police and paramedics went to Sam's house after a Tinley Park public works …
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Lisa Musa
11:56 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I can't believe how people in this society, even talk and have the time to even say things about other people its just sad to see. It does not matter what religion he was nor what race he was, the matter of the fact is that he killed his wife and now the children have to suffer for it. I believe everyone has their own opinion but I don't believe when it comes to pointing fingers at anyone and … more ›
Friday, December 21, 2012
Fund Established for Sam Children
Local churches, schools and other organizations are offering support to assist the Sam children, whose mother died Wednesday and whose father is charged with murder.
In the wake of a tragedy, the Tinley Park community is working to provide comfort. Local organizations are coordinating efforts to support four Tinley Park children after their father was charged with the first-degree murder of their mother. Nermeen Gamel Sam, 38, was found dead on Wednesday outside her home in the 19700 block of Silverside Drive, according to Tinley Park Police. Will County prosecutors say Bahaa A. Sam, 47, beat his wife to death with a weight lifting curling bar as their 4-year-old son watched. “We’re trying to help the children as much as we can,” said the Rev. Samuel Azmy, who is the priest at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Monee, where the family attends services. The Sam children are temporarily separated and …
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Involved
10:28 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Sad for what these little kids are oing through. I urge all those able to support them financially and spiritually. We pray nothing like this happen again in our midst. more ›
Domestic Abuse: How to Help a Loved One Who's a Victim
The facts surrounding the beating death of Nereem Gamal Sam show the complexity of domestic violence cases. Find out steps you can take if you suspect someone you know is a victim.
The domestic conflicts between Bahaa Sam and Nermeen Gamal Sam were known among some of their neighbors in the Brookside Glen subdivision where they lived. Some of those neighbors did what they could to help— asking at times for police to do well-being checks, watching the couple's four children or testifying in court. Sadly, it wasn't enough to stop a tragedy from happening. READ: 'Daddy Killed My Mommy,' Son Told Police Bahaa Sam is accused of beating his wife to death with a weightlifting curling bar, striking her on the head more than 10 times, according to Will County prosecutors. He was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder. Court records show Bahaa Sam faced domestic battery charges in 2005 and 2012. The 2012 charge was reduced…
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ALEX S.
10:57 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
judges at Will county do nothing for abused victims, why was there no ORDER OF PROTECTION, REPEAT PHYSICAL BATTERY, AND 3RD TIME IS THE CHARM. more ›
Son to Cops: 'Daddy Killed My Mommy' (Updated)
Bahaa Sam beat his wife with a weightlifting curling bar as their 4-year-old son watched, Will County prosecutors claimed at the Tinley Park man's hearing. Sam is charged with first-degree murder and is being held on $5 million bail.
UPDATED: 7:27 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 A Tinley Park man beat his wife with a weightlifting curling bar Wednesday as their 4-year-old son watched, Will County prosecutors said Thursday at a hearing for the 47-year-old man. Bahaa A. Sam was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Nermeen Gamal Sam, 38. An autopsy report stated she was hit in the head more than 10 times. Bahaa Sam is being held on a $5 million bail. READ: Husband Charged With Murder in Wife's Death in Brookside Glen If Sam posts bond, which is $500,000, he must turn in his American and Egyptian passports to the Will County Sheriff's Office. His next court date is Jan. 11. "If he walks out those jail doors, I want those passports," said Judge Roger Rickmon. …
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lynie
4:44 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013
I can't believe someone can be so violent to a woman he loved and chose to marry. Also, to think that this has been going on for so long. God will heal those injured but can't bring there mother back. God help this world in which we live and help us follow Jesus who teaches us how to love one another. more ›
Thursday, December 20, 2012
District 161 Offers Extra Counselors After Parent Death, Murder Charges
The district is also in the process of organizing a fund and donation center to benefit the children of Bahaa and Nermeen Sam, who lost their mother on Wednesday.
Summit Hill School District 161 is offering its students extra support from district social workers and counselors after the father of three district students was charged with the first-degree murder of their mother. Nermeen Gamel Sam, 38, was found dead on Wednesday outside her home in the 19700 block of Silverside Drive, according to Tinley Park Police. Will County prosecutors say Bahaa A. Sam, 47, beat his wife to death with a weight lifting curling bar as their 4-year-old son watched. Bahaa and Nermeen are the parents of four children, three of whom attend school in the district at Summit Hill Junior High School, Hilda Walker Intermediate School and Dr. Julian Rogus Elementary School. District social workers and counselors were removed…
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kiro Youssef
10:47 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
St. George has opened a donation account for the children through BMO Harris Bank. Donations to the Sam Family Fund can be made at any Harris Bank location. The account number is 4812855233. more ›
Police: Husband Charged With Murder in Wife's Death in Brookside Glen (Updated)
Bahaa A. Sam, 47, faces first degree murder in the death of his wife, Nermeen Gamal Sam, 38, according to police. The husband has a history of domestic battery charges, court records show.
Tinley Park resident Bahaa A. Sam, 47, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife, Nermeen Gamal Sam, 38, according to police. Nermeen Sam had been beaten Wednesday by a blunt object, and her body was found outside her home in the 19700 block of Silverside Drive, near a neighbor's yard, said Tinley Park Police Chief Steve Neubauer. READ: Son to Cops: 'Daddy Killed My Mommy' Police responded at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, to an ambulance call to the home, a police press release stated. A public works employee had spotted Nermeen Sam's body next to a tree outside and called 911, Neubauer said. Bahaa Sam was immediately taken into custody, the release stated. He was charged Wednesday night and booked in to …
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Da Ja Fi ★
8:32 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Yeah I say just ignore these idiots who make uneducated rude comments. We call them trolls here online. more ›
Woman Dead in Possible Domestic Incident (Updated)
An individual is in custody as Tinley Park Police are investigating the death of a woman in the Brookside Glen subdivision. The incident poses no danger to the community, police say.
One woman is dead and a person is in custody Wednesday in what was described as "a domestic case" in the Brookside Glen neighborhood. "Police are stressing that the incident does not pose a danger to the community," a village press release stated. READ: Bus Routes Canceled Due to Police Investigation Tinley Park Police running a death investigation at a house in the 19700 block of Silverside Drive after responded to a call at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17., the release stated. The body of the woman was found in a neighbor's yard, according to a Sun-Times Media report. The names of woman and the man in custody have not been released. Cars slowed down as they approached two houses near the intersection of Silverside and Brookside Glen …
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Involved
1:20 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
I don't see the Link between President Obama and a TP woman killed in her home as suggested by Harry Callaghan. Am I missing something? You don't have to listen to sensible conversations around guns, you can stock pile them all you want. But remember the stats, you and yours stand a greater chance of being armed with weapons you possess than meeting harm against an enemy or would be assailant more ›
Gym shoe
4:06 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Because the laws are to easy .nobody gets punished for anything anymore. Get caught stealing in one of those foreign countries and they cut off your hand. They don't fool around with you. more ›