Eliane Saftali murder updates

The Military Court of Cassation yesterday adjourned to September 19 the hearing in the case of killing of Eliane Saftali by escapee Hassan Hamiyeh after listening for more than three hours to conflicting testimonies of four witnesses. The next session will be devoted to people who were present outside the nightclub on the night of the murder. In the latest updates, the victim’s  mother, Grace Saftali, revealed that Mohamad Safwan, when summoned as a witness in the investigation procedure, informed her that Hassan got edgy after being banned from entering the pub. He tried to calm him down after firing the first bullet which killed Eliane, warning him, “you killed her”, Safwan told the mother. Then, when he grabbed the culprit’s hand trying to sway him, the assailant fired in the air and hit the sign of the nightclub with two bullets, according to the victim’s mother. The latter also spoke of negotiations Hamiyeh’s family tried to conduct with her family through a third party, mentioning a blank cheque, saying the offer was turned down. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, June 30, 2017)

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