Mawlawi says theft not motive behind pharmacist's murder

The motive behind the killing of the pharmacist Layla Rizk in her drugstore in Mrouj on Monday was not theft, Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi said on Tuesday.

CCTV “cameras have led to some threads,” Mawlawi added from Bkirki, noting that “the criminal will soon be brought to justice.”

Media reports said the woman’s body was found by her daughter inside the pharmacy’s bathroom, as other reports said the woman had a troubled relation with her husband.

Pharmacies across Lebanon closed on Tuesday in condemnation of the crime.