Judge Indicts Killer and Associates Involved in Hamoush's Murder
Judge Ziad Abou Haidar indicted on Tuesday Mohammed al-Ahmar and his associates for the deliberate murder of Roy al-Hamoush and the file was referred to the first investigative judge, media reports said on Tuesday.
Al-Ahmar and his two associates, H.M. and A.Gh., were arrested last week in two separate operations after killing Hamoush overnight last Wednesday in the Karantina area.
Al-Ahmar, who reportedly shot Hamoush in the head, had been arrested Wednesday evening in the Bourj Hammoud area by the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch.
VDL (100.5) said the culprits could face a death penalty.
According to reports, Roy and his friend Johnny Nassar were in the latter's car when it crashed into the vehicle of the three culprits in the Jal el-Dib area.
The accident led to a dispute that soon escalated into a car pursuit. The three suspects then managed to intercept Roy and his friend in the Karantina area where Hamoush was shot dead at the hands of al-Ahmar.
Nassar managed to escape and inform authorities of the incident.
According to reports, al-Ahmar has a criminal record.
President Michel Aoun has called on security and judicial agencies to "probe the real causes of the crime and hand the culprits and instigators the harshest penalties."
Source: Naharnet
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