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Uncle beat his nephew to death after car collision
Date of incident:
August 16, 2017
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
A man was beaten to death following a car crash in west Bekaa’s Zahle.
The incident occurred after a collision took place between a White Skoda, a BMW and a non-plated motorcycle. The Skoda was driven by Mohammad Kheir al-Khabir, born in 1976. The motorcycle was operated by an individual reported to be his uncle, identified only by initials Kh. Kh., born in 1956. The BMW was driven by H.A. Following the collision, the motorcyclist and BMW driver beat Khabir to death and subsequently fled the scene.
Khabir’s body was then transferred to a local hospital where the cause of death was determined to be heart failure due to blunt force trauma.
Primary category:
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary 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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