Rebecca Dykes killed by Beirut Uber Driver in sexual assault

Rebecca Dykes killed by Beirut Uber Driver in sexual assault --- ===

December 16, 2017 Rebecca Dykes killed by Beirut Uber Driver in sexual assault An Uber driver with a criminal record has confessed to attempting to rape and then killing a British diplomat found dead beside a main road in Beirut ’ body was found on Saturday just north of Beirut,  Uber in Lebanon uses commercially licensed taxi drivers and the government carries out background checks and awards licences. Forensic examiner says similar attacks   sees "four or five" similar crimes every month against Lebanese and Syrian women.  No evidence it was a political assasination staged as a crime. Lebanese security source said preliminary investigations into the murder of Rebecca Dykes,30, showed the motive was purely criminal, not political, and that the suspect had immediately confessed to the crime

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Just a random killing??


Uber driver confesses to killing British diplomat in Beirut, says source ...
https://www.theguardian.com › World › Lebanon
Dec 18, 2017 - Lebanese man named as Tariq H arrested after body of Rebecca Dykes was found by a motorway over weekend. ... The British ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, tweeted about Dykes'sdeath: “The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news. My thoughts are with Becky's family, friends ...

Rebecca Dykes murder: Suspect in Beirut killing was Uber driver ...
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Dec 18, 2017 - The driver suspected of killing Rebecca Dykes over the weekend reportedly had an existing criminal record.

Uber driver arrested over murder of British embassy worker Rebecca ...
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Dec 18, 2017 - An Uber driver with a criminal record has been arrested over the murder of a British embassy worker in Lebanon, who was believed to have been sexually assaulted and strangled. Rebecca Dykes, 30, who had been working for the Department of International Development, was found dead by the side of a ...

Rebecca Dykes murder: British diplomat's body ... - The Independent
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Dec 17, 2017 - A diplomat working at the British embassy in Beirut has been found murdered, police say. Her body was found dumped on the side of the Metn highway on Saturday. Senior police sources in the Lebanese capital told the BBC she had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

Rebecca Dykes: Uber driver 'confesses to killing' British diplomat in ...
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Dec 18, 2017 - An Uber driver with a criminal record has confessed to the killing of a British woman who worked at the British Embassy in Beirut, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The Lebanese security source said preliminary investigations into the murder of Rebecca Dykes,30, showed the motive was purely ...Lebanese security source said preliminary investigations into the murder of Rebecca Dykes,30, showed the motive was purely criminal, not political, and that the suspect had immediately confessed to the crime, which took place early on Saturday.

Rebecca Dykes murder: Forensic examiner says similar attacks ...
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Dec 19, 2017 - The forensic examiner in the case of the murdered British diplomat Rebecca Dykes has said he sees "four or five" similar crimes every month against Lebanese and Syrian women. A Lebanese security source on Monday said an Uber driver with a criminal record had confessed to killing the 30-year-old, ...

Uber Driver in Lebanon Arrested in British Diplomat's Death - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/.../uber-driver-in-lebanon-arrested-in-british-diplomats-death-1513...2 days ago - Rebecca Dykes’ body was found on Saturday just north of Beirut, according to Lebanese officials. ... BEIRUT—A driver working for Uber Technologies Inc. in Lebanon has been arrested for the killing of a British diplomat over the weekend, local security officials said Monday, at a ...

Uber Driver in Lebanon Arrested in Killing of Rebecca Dykes - The ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/world/middleeast/rebecca-dykes-uber-beirut.html2 days ago - LONDON — A driver for Uber in Lebanon has been arrested in connection with the killing of a British diplomat in Beirut over the weekend, and the ride-hailing company said on Monday that it was cooperating with the authorities. The body of the victim, Rebecca Dykes, was found ...

Uber driver confesses to killing British diplomat in Beirut, says source ...
https://www.theguardian.com › World › Lebanon
A Lebanese Uber driver has confessed to killing a British diplomat in Beirut, a judicial source has told the Guardian. The body of Rebecca ... The British ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, tweeted about Dykes's death: “The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news. My thoughts are ...

Uber driver 'admits strangling Brit diplomat because she fought back ...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/.../rebecca-dykes-british-diplomat-rape-murder-beirut/2 days ago - A LOCAL Uber driver who spent time in prison has said he killed British diplomat Rebecca Dykes because she fought back during his attempted sexual assault. Ex-con ... Uber in Lebanon uses commercially licensed taxi drivers and the government carries out background checks and awards licences.

Uber driver arrested after British diplomat found strangled in Lebanon ...
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2 days ago - A Lebanese Uber driver confesses to killing British embassy staffer Rebecca Dykes, after her body was found on the side of the road in Beirut on Saturday.

Rebecca Dykes: Uber driver 'confesses to killing' British diplomat in ...
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2 days ago - An Uber driver with a criminal record has confessed to the killing of a British woman who worked at the British Embassy in Beirut, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. ... “The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news,” British ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter said on Sunday.

Uber driver in Beirut admits he killed diplomat Rebecca Dykes | News ...
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/.../uber-driver-in-beirut-admits-he-killed-diplomat-rebecca-d...2 days ago - An Uber driver with a criminal record has confessed to attempting to rape and then killing a British diplomat found dead beside a main road in Beirut, police sa. ... In Lebanon all Uber drivers must have a regular taxi licence provided by the authorities, which is given only after police have confirmed that ...