Overview
- The Interior Ministry said the 87-year-old was found dead at her Damascus home with fatal blunt-force injuries, and her body was sent to forensic medicine for a final report.
- Initial findings pointed to her Ugandan domestic worker, Vicky Ajok, who left the residence after the killing and became the focus of the search.
- Security units tracked her movements and arrested her Thursday evening, and officials said she confessed during interrogation.
- Authorities stated that inquiries continue to determine the motive and full circumstances before referring the file to the competent court.
- The death prompted condolences from the Syrian Artists' Syndicate and renewed scrutiny of foreign household labor and regulatory gaps in Syria.