Killer of British embassy worker gets death sentence

Saturday, 2 November 2019 10:36

An Uber driver who was convicted of assaulting and killing a British embassy worker has been given the death penalty.

Tariq Houshieh admitted to murdering Rebecca Dykes in 2017.

Her body was found by a roadside in Lebanon.

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