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Conflict Incident Report
Palestinian woman murdered
Date of incident:
July 12, 2018
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
A suspect in the murder and subsequent burning of a woman in Sidon’s Ain al-Hilweh was arrested Thursday by the camp’s joint Palestinian security forces.
Preliminary investigations into the incident took place after the body of the woman, identified as D.M., was transported to Sidon’s governmental hospital after a fire in her house. Investigators concluded that the woman had been killed prior to the fire, which had led to the discovery of her body.
The main suspect in the case, identified as Aa.M., was found to be the woman’s nephew. Investigations are ongoing.
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.
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