Rawad Briga Abdelsalam has been jailed for 18 years by the Criminal Court today for slashing a woman’s throat during a 2016 mugging after it heard his victim testify to how she still felt the effects of the attack to this day. The woman told the court this morning about how the attack had affected her life. The second victim is currently abroad visiting family, the court was told, and had not been notified with summons for today. The accused was due to be sentenced today after a plea-bargaining agreement was reached by the defence and prosecution. READ MORE: Court gives throat-slash mugging victim opportunity to be heard before sentencing her assailant

Source: Libya Today February 17, 2020 11:48 UTC