Murder in rural Morocco over family land dispute

Murder in rural Morocco over family land dispute
Tuesday 19 November 2024 - 13:58

A murder in the rural commune of Souaken, approximately 15 kilometers from Ksar El Kebir, has shaken the local community after a family dispute over agricultural land led to violence on Monday.

According to local sources who spoke with Hespress, the crime occurred in the village of Derable, where a woman killed her brother following a heated argument over farmland. The dispute escalated between the victim and her son, resulting in the victim being struck with a stick and sickle by his sister and nephew.

The victim, a married man and father of three children, had been in conflict with his sister over land that she had previously sold to another individual.

However, following a recent land consolidation process in the region, the land was reallocated to the victim under the new division. This caused further tension between the two, especially after the victim began plowing the land and forcibly removed the man who had purchased it from his sister.

The land consolidation process, which took place in the region in recent weeks, has caused additional disputes due to changes in land allocations. Some individuals received land of lower quality than what they had originally owned, while others had land with olive trees seized and redistributed without any compensation, according to local sources.

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