The driver suspected of killing Rebecca Dykes over the weekend reportedly had an existing criminal record.
Rebecca Dykes was killed and dumped on a roadside in Beirut on Saturday.
The man suspected of killing the British diplomat is an Uber driver.
He reportedly has a criminal record.
He “immediately confessed” to the crime.
Uber says it is assisting in the investigation.
The man suspected of murdering a British diplomat in Lebanon is an Uber driver.
The ride-sharing company told Business Insider that it is assisting authorities after he was arrested in Beirut.
Rebecca Dykes’ body was found near a motorway outside Beirut on Saturday morning after she attended a work gathering in the city centre the night before.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the suspect — identified only as “Tareq H” attempted to rape her, strangled her, and dumped her body on the road. A security source told Reuters that he “immediately confessed” to the crime.
Tech: Man arrested over murder of British diplomat in Lebanon was an Uber driver
