Conflict Incident Report

Ethiopian housemaid stabs employer, drinks poison in south Lebanon

Date of incident:

May 29, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 29 Apr 16, an Ethiopian housemaid allegedly stabbed her employer in the southern Lebanese border area of Marjayoun. The maid then drank poison and passed out. She was admitted to Mais al-Jabal Public Hospital. Police have opened an investigation into the incident.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Apr-29/349863-ethiopi...

Primary category:

Assault

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Ethiopian housemaid stabs employer, drinks poison in south Lebanon