The Suitcase Murder and the Double Betrayal: A Vengeance Plot Rooted in Adultery and Poison

A gruesome murder case unfolded when Mona’s body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on a ring road. At first, it didn’t look like a robbery—her jewelry and valuables were still with her. But when investigators dug deeper into her phone records, a suspicious unregistered number pointed them toward two people close to her: her husband Ibrahim and her best friend Rabab. It emerged that Ibrahim and Rabab had been in a secret affair for four years. A year earlier they had even plotted and carried out the murder of Rabab’s husband, Saber, to clear the way for their relationship. But when Ibrahim ultimately refused to marry Rabab, her feelings turned to vengeful jealousy—known locally as “kid al-nisa” (women’s cunning). In a calculated act of revenge, Rabab murdered Mona. Both Ibrahim and Rabab were arrested, confessed, and received death sentences for the murders of Saber and Mona.