A Lebanon magistrate Thursday recommended the death penalty for Tarek Yateem, who was arrested in July after stabbing to death George al-Reef in a Beirut road rage incident.
Beirut Investigative Judge George Rizk charged Yateem with first-degree murder after the July 15 knife assault that left Reef lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood in a street in Achrafieh. He died two days later.
The deadly stabbing in broad daylight, witnessed by dozens of passive bystanders, had shocked the public. The killing was sparked following a feud over a car collision.
Rizk also sought a two-year prison term for Lina Haidar who was charged with hiding Yateem to prevent his arrest.
Haidar was traveling with Yateem during the incident.
Beirut Investigative Judge George Rizk charged Yateem with first-degree murder after the July 15 knife assault that left Reef lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood in a street in Achrafieh. He died two days later.
The deadly stabbing in broad daylight, witnessed by dozens of passive bystanders, had shocked the public. The killing was sparked following a feud over a car collision.
Rizk also sought a two-year prison term for Lina Haidar who was charged with hiding Yateem to prevent his arrest.
Haidar was traveling with Yateem during the incident.
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