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| Family of UK diplomat murdered in Beirut launch charity fund | Family of UK diplomat murdered in Beirut launch charity fund |
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| The family of a British embassy worker murdered in Beirut have launched a charity foundation to support her humanitarian causes. | The family of a British embassy worker murdered in Beirut have launched a charity foundation to support her humanitarian causes. |
| Rebecca Dykes, 30, was working in Lebanon as a programme and policy manager for the Department for International Development before her body was found dumped by a motorway in the east of the country’s capital on 16 December. | Rebecca Dykes, 30, was working in Lebanon as a programme and policy manager for the Department for International Development before her body was found dumped by a motorway in the east of the country’s capital on 16 December. |
| Her family and friends have established the charitable fund to continue her work supporting refugees, with a particular focus on empowering and preventing violence against women. | Her family and friends have established the charitable fund to continue her work supporting refugees, with a particular focus on empowering and preventing violence against women. |
| In a statement, the Dykes family said: “In the time since Becky’s death we have been overwhelmed by the messages of support we have received from those who encountered her during her life. | In a statement, the Dykes family said: “In the time since Becky’s death we have been overwhelmed by the messages of support we have received from those who encountered her during her life. |
| “Becky dedicated her career to humanitarian causes, and worked tirelessly to make the world a kinder, fairer, safer and more stable place. We want to ensure that this work continues in her name.” | “Becky dedicated her career to humanitarian causes, and worked tirelessly to make the world a kinder, fairer, safer and more stable place. We want to ensure that this work continues in her name.” |
| The JustGiving page hopes to raise £100,000 in memory of Dykes. | The JustGiving page hopes to raise £100,000 in memory of Dykes. |
| The page said: “Rebecca was compassionate, caring and committed to humanitarian causes. She worked tirelessly to make the world a kinder, fairer, safer and more stable place. | The page said: “Rebecca was compassionate, caring and committed to humanitarian causes. She worked tirelessly to make the world a kinder, fairer, safer and more stable place. |
| “As well as being a dedicated humanitarian worker, Rebecca was a colleague, a friend, a daughter, a sister and aunt. Your donations will help us build the better world that Rebecca believed in.” | “As well as being a dedicated humanitarian worker, Rebecca was a colleague, a friend, a daughter, a sister and aunt. Your donations will help us build the better world that Rebecca believed in.” |
| It is believed Dykes had been at a colleague’s leaving party in the Gemmayzeh district of Beirut on the night before she was found dead. | It is believed Dykes had been at a colleague’s leaving party in the Gemmayzeh district of Beirut on the night before she was found dead. |
| An Uber driver arrested over the killing has admitted attempting to rape Dykes before strangling her with a rope, according to local media reports. Lebanese police traced the suspect after his car was picked up on traffic management CCTV cameras. | An Uber driver arrested over the killing has admitted attempting to rape Dykes before strangling her with a rope, according to local media reports. Lebanese police traced the suspect after his car was picked up on traffic management CCTV cameras. |