British diplomat Rebecca Dykes found 'strangled' in Lebanon
 

Sad news for her Family.

Was reported on Ch4HDnews and SkyNewsHD

[According to Ms Dykes' LinkedIn profile, she had been
working as a programme and policy manager for the
Department for International Development (DfID) on the UK government's Conflict,
Stability and Security Fund programme in Lebanon.]

[A forensic official in the country has told the Associated Press news agency
that Rebecca Dykes, who worked at the embassy in the capital Beirut,
was strangled with a rope.
The unnamed official added that authorities are investigating the
exact cause of her death and whether she was sexually assaulted.]

https://e3.365dm.com/17/12/750x563/s...20171217171428

https://news.sky.com/story/death-of-...gated-11175405

Why do people even bother trying to help some places?

What makes you think she was killed due to her role as a diplomat?

There are murderers in every country, get some perspective.

Poor lass.
R.I.P.

Lebanon didn't kill her. A murderer in Lebanon killed her and he was most likely an ISIS sympathizer.

As for, why do we bother trying to help some places... are you even aware that we, Great Britain train Lebanese soldiers to fight ISIS. We don't do this because we want to protect the Lebanese people, we do it because its in Britains interest to protect an area of the globe that borders along the Suez Canal.
Thanks to our support, Lebanon has ousted many hundreds of ISIS rebels.

:clap1::clap1:

Sad news. R.I.P.


True, but That would be down to Hezbollah if we are being truly honest :laugh:. Besides, training their soldiers doesn't mean much when we supported and funded the demolition of ththe I country at the hands of Israel back in 2006.

It seems she may have been murdered by the taxi driver who took her home from a party she was attending, poor girl

RIP and can someone please take down ISIS for good

You are correct, I'm in complete agreement and the entire thing honestly makes me sick to my stomach.

My point was to Oliver who seems to think we are there, risking our lives to protect the people of Lebanon.

This young women was in Lebanon, without doubt one of the most dangerous places in the world, working as programme and policy manager for the Department for International Development, helping to rebuild the country. So while I agree she wasn't "protecting" the people of Lebanon, she was there for their benefit. So I don't get this whole undercurrent of, she deserved it because we bombed them. People are always quick to bring up how we bombed them and glacially slow to mention how much money and knowhow we've handed over.

I don't think anyone is implying that Livia

I get that vibe, Niamh. This thread is about a young woman who was sexually and assaulted in a country where she was working - at risk to herself - for the good of Lebanon. But in more than one post people have referenced how we were responsible for the destruction of Lebanon, like that is somehow a reason for this young woman's death.

What?

tbf the very first post in the this thread was "why do people even bother trying to help in these countries" and everyone else then responded to that rather than the OP, the subject was changed from a young woman being assaulted and murdered to a more political topic which it shouldn't have been imo

RIP to the poor woman, I hope they get who ever did it :(

As it turns out, she was murdered by a taxi driver with no political motive.
She was just a young woman doing a difficult job in a country rife with corruption.

All of my thoughts are with her and her loved ones.

Looks like an Uber Driver has confessed


https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ykes-in-beirut

sounds like she put herself in a dangerous position sadly

she wanted to be a diplomat, but that's sad and depressing to hear...

By getting an Uber home? Yeah lets shift some blame onto the victim :/

Not wishing to be cold or anything, but young females get murdered every day in every city around the world. What makes this particular incident so special?

getting a random bloke in Lebanon to give a british woman a run home after she had been drinking at midnight or later?

sounds legit

:/

Yeah, she got a taxi so she was obviously asking to be killed.

:rolleyes:

atleast if you get an uber, the uber app has a record of which driver picked you up at what time from where etc, you don't get that with regular cabs

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...y-and-security

"There have been incidents of armed robberies and physical attacks against passengers in shared taxis (known locally as service taxis) with passengers being attacked by either the driver or other passengers. Don’t use shared taxis or taxis hailed on the street. Only use taxis from recognised companies. Hotels can advise on firms with cars that are recognised as being safe and well maintained. "

"A senior Lebanese security source told the BBC the arrested man was 35 and has served several prison sentences"



so it sounds very much like she did not take a recommended and known taxi but just hailed a random (or possible that she was abducted).

Always go home with in 2s in places like that or in general if you are a vulnerable girl and its late. Stay safe and dont allow danger to find you.