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Bangladeshi domestic worker commits suicide in Sidon
Name of domestic worker:
Shahnaz Beeka
Nationality:
Bangladesh
Date of death:
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Cause of death:
Suicide
Location's classification:
Home/Private location
SIDON, Lebanon: A Bangladeshi domestic worker committed suicide in her employer's house northeast of Sidon, security sources told The Daily Star.
Citing preliminary investigation, the sources said Shahnaz Beeka, in her 30s, was found hanging from the window by a pair of pantyhose that was wrapped around her neck.
The employer, Sobhi al-Ghazawi, told police that he found Beeka in that position when he arrived at his house in the village of Sharhabeel.
The woman had been employed at Ghazawi's house for 15 days.
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