Ruqaya Munther: Fourth victim of domestic violence in 2 months

Ruqaya Ass3aad Munther, 24 years old and 6 weeks pregnant, is the new victim of domestic violence and was killed in cold blood shortly after Margaret Tannus, Manal al-Assi, and Christelle Abu Shaqra whilst the law remains absent.
According to the reports on the sinister event, Ruqaya’s spouse (27 year old) fired a shot gun at her last Wednesday after she asked for divorce as a result of his repeated physical abuse.  She was hit in the chest and her husband left her lying and bleeding on the floor for half an hour before his father came to take her to the Rassoul al Aazam hospital where she lost her life according to the medical personnel.  The killer took his two children (Hassan 5 years and Ruwayda 3 years) and fled.  However, the police called on him for investigation.  His father then phoned him to tell him that his wife is still alive and he should bring his kids and come home.  Upon this call, he returned home and was apprehended by the police and taken into custody at the Borj al Barajneh police station.  According to Ruqaya’s 16 year old sister, Zeina, Ruqaya was continuously subjected to harsh beatings by her husband and had marks all over her body when the family inspected her cadaver in addition to the bullet that killed her.  However, the forensic doctor who checked the body before washing it, did not make any mention of the fresh bruises which were obvious on her neck and chest.  This prompted her family to ask for a reexamination of her body according to Kafa who published the details on the site of the association.
Source: The Daily Star 26 March 2014