2 sisters, child found stabbed to death inside their home in rural Damascus

Two sisters and a child were found stabbed to death inside a home in the city of Darayya, in rural Damascus, in what is treated as a homicide.

2 sisters, child found stabbed to death inside their home in rural Damascus
10 July, 2026   14:20
NEWS DESK

Residents of the city of Darayya in rural Damascus discovered the bodies of two sisters and a 12-year-old girl on Friday inside an apartment in a residential building near the Al-Namous fuel station.

A preliminary examination showed that the victims had sustained multiple stab wounds to different parts of their bodies, resulting in their deaths. Initial information indicates that the crime may have been committed by unidentified individuals with robbery believed to be the motive.

According to statistics from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the number of recorded criminal offenses and killings in Syria since the beginning of this year has reached 257 cases, claiming the lives of 284 people, including 227 men, 19 children, and 38 women.