Uber driver convicted of murdering UK embassy worker in Lebanon loses appeal

British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes was murdered in Beirut (Family/PA)

A Lebanese court has upheld the death sentence for an Uber driver convicted of killing a British woman who worked for the UK Embassy in Beirut five years ago.

According to a statement from the embassy, Lebanon’s Court of Cassation rejected an appeal by Tariq Houshieh and confirmed his conviction for the killing of Rebecca Dykes.