Engineer’s Tragic Death Leads to Arrest of High-Ranking Military Official

Engineer’s Tragic Death Leads to Arrest of High-Ranking Military Official

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A high-ranking military official has been apprehended for his alleged involvement in the death of a 38-year-old female engineer.

The victim, initially reported to have been hospitalized due to food poisoning, was later found to bear severe injuries and bruising, triggering immediate medical suspicion.

Postmortem forensics report pointed to signs of grave physical abuse. The General Prosecutor of the King in Kenitra reacted to these revelations by mandating further investigations, resulting in the arrest of two persons connected to this tragic incident.

One of them, a high-ranking military officer, currently in custody, confessed to maintaining an intimate relationship with the deceased over the past several months.

He continues to assert her critical condition and eventual death were the result of food poisoning.