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Conflict Incident Report

A woman was murdered in Jounieh

Date of incident: 
October 29, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
The victim, identified as S.A., born in 1954, was found dead in a chalet in Jounieh on November 3.
 
The suspect - a Syrian national - admitted to strangling the victim with his hands on October 29. After checking that she had died, the suspect placed adhesive tape over the victim’s mouth and around her hands, and stole LL20,000.
Primary category: 
Murder
Secondary Category: 
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.