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Conflict Incident Report

Man kills his sister, commits suicide in Haret Sakher

Date of incident: 
August 12, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A man from Beaini family (born in 1958 in Yanouh - Jbeil) living in Haret Sakher - Jounieh, shot and killed his sister (born in 1955) and then committed suicide, the NNA correspondent said. 

Security forces rushed to the scene to investigate the crime. 

Primary category: 
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Secondary Category: 
Murder
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.