Did marriage to young starlet kill 74-year-old Egyptian actor?

A 74-year-old Egyptian actor Saeed Trabik has passed away a few months after his controversial marriage to young actress Sarah Tariq.

Saeed Trabik was born in 1941 and died on yesterday at a hospital in Egypt.

Trabik has a son from an earlier marriage and was largely out of public eye till he announced his marriage to the young actress.

Trabik played many great roles in cinema, television and theater.

He became particularly well known when he played the role of a prosecutor in the play ‘Shahid Ma Shafish Haja’  (A witness didn’t see anything).

Trabik married the young actress on January 15 2015 and the marriage triggered significant chatter on social media.

Several days before his death Trabik was admitted to hospital in a bad condition - unconscious.

Social media are now targeting the wife Sarah claiming Trabik was using steroids. 

Sarah has denied this and confirmed that Trabik had not used any steroids throughout the duration of the marriage -  which was 85 day.

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