Syrian Arrested in Barja for Slaughtering Niece
Security forces on Wednesday arrested a Syrian national in the Chouf town of Barja for slaughtering his niece “for family reasons.”
The Internal Security Forces said in a released statement that the body of the slain “Syrian national Nawwar al-Khaled, 21, was found slaughtered inside her relatives' house in the town of Barja.”
Following intense investigation, the ISF Intelligence Bureau managed to arrest the assailant in the same Chouf town, and he was identified as the victim's maternal uncle R.Q., the statement added.
R.Q, 30, is also a Syrian national and he confessed during interrogation that he killed his niece for "family reasons."
Security forces found the knife used in the crime and a probe was launched under the supervision of the relevant judicial authority to unveil the circumstances of the crime.
S.D.B.
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