CAIRO: The father of Egyptian activist Yasser Sho'eb, who was killed by police in the January 2011 uprising, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack following a meeting with Egypt's President-elect Mohamed Morsi. Morsi met with a number of families of those killed by police during the revolution as he promised to honor their memory and retry former officials who were acquitted by Egyptian courts of responsibility in their killings. Sho'eb, the son, was killed on the Friday of Anger protests in Tahrir Square on January 28, one of the bloodiest days of the revolution. In total, some 1,000 Egyptians were killed by security forces of former dictator Hosni Mubarak during the 18 days of demonstrations that forced him to resign and relinquish power. Yasser Sho'eb was a clothes maker from Tanta, in the Delta region, who did not belong to any political group or organization. He was shot when police opened fire indiscriminately on protesters. He died of a fatal wound after being shot in the chest. Attending the same meeting was Khaled Said's mother, the young activist who was killed by police in June 2010 and his torture and death was a moving force behind galvanizing youth against police cruelty and violence. Also present was Mina Daniel's sister, another icon of the revolution. He was shot to death during a Coptic protest outside the Egypt's state TV and radio building on October 9, 2011, when the army started attacking protesters, killing at least 23 people. The father told Morsi minutes before his passing that he can finally “accept condolences in the death of his son, after he waited for justice for 18 months.” Adding to the family's loss, Sho'eb's other son died 6 months after his first son from sadness over his sibling's murder. The mother had previously said she voted for Morsi after he promised to look after the families of the martyrs.
