The victim, Khalil Khalil. (Photo taken from the Faraya municipality Facebook page)
The trial for those accused of murdering 20-year-old Khalil Khalil is set to begin on March 11 at the Mount Lebanon indictment chamber, L'Orient-Le Jour learned on Wednesday. Khalil was caught up in a roadside altercation over right-of-passage in Faraya (Kesrouan) on Feb. 1, 2025, and subsequently chased by a car driven by a friend of the individual with whom he'd had the traffic dispute. The young man then sought refuge in the parking lot of a hotel owned by his father, where he was eventually killed.According to the investigation, Khalil pulled into the parking lot, where he stopped his vehicle. Immediately after stepping out, the driver of the other car, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, allegedly hit him intentionally, violently, and repeatedly. What happened on that day? Two men, three women charged with murder in...
The trial for those accused of murdering 20-year-old Khalil Khalil is set to begin on March 11 at the Mount Lebanon indictment chamber, L'Orient-Le Jour learned on Wednesday. Khalil was caught up in a roadside altercation over right-of-passage in Faraya (Kesrouan) on Feb. 1, 2025, and subsequently chased by a car driven by a friend of the individual with whom he'd had the traffic dispute. The young man then sought refuge in the parking lot of a hotel owned by his father, where he was eventually killed.According to the investigation, Khalil pulled into the parking lot, where he stopped his vehicle. Immediately after stepping out, the driver of the other car, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, allegedly hit him intentionally, violently, and repeatedly. What happened on that day? Two men, three women charged with murder in...
