Mohamed Adel, 21, stabbed Nayera Ashraf to death outside Mansoura University in northern Egypt in June.

He was sentenced to death on 28 June at Mansoura Courthouse, where officials have reportedly asked the country’s parliament to broadcast his execution in order to deter similar crimes.

According to local media, the court wrote: “The broadcast, even if only part of the start of proceedings, could achieve the goal of deterrence, which was not achieved by broadcasting the sentencing itself.”

Mr Adel stabbed Ms Ashraf to death after she spurned his advances. He pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to death after the decision was approved by Egypt’s Grand Mufti, a religious figure who approves rulings in certain cases.

Farid El-Deeb, defending, said: “We still have 60 days to challenge death sentence against Adel.”

Egypt was ranked third in the world for number of executions in 2020.