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Conflict Incident Report
A Palestinian woman was murdered in Burj el-Barajneh
Date of incident:
September 17, 2017
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
The partially burned body of a Palestinian woman - identified as 66-year-old Ahlam Balli - was found in her house in southern Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh area on Sept. 17.
When the suspected couple was arrested, a few days later, the wife confessed to killing the woman, saying it was because Balli had borrowed $7,000 from the couple and was unable to pay them back. The wife entered the victim’s house, threw her on the bed, and suffocated her using a pillow while her husband was outside, acting as a look-out. Afterwards, the husband reportedly tried to burn the victim to get rid of evidence.
Primary 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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