{"id":23512,"date":"2018-11-28T02:22:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T02:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=23512"},"modified":"2018-11-28T02:22:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T02:22:52","slug":"british-radio-presenter-found-dead-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=23512","title":{"rendered":"British radio presenter found dead in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-io-article-url=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1412011\/middle-east\" readability=\"89.3227603943\">\n<p>\nBEIRUT:\u00a0A well-known British radio presenter who had been living in Lebanon for years was found dead in his apartment in a mountain town near Beirut on Tuesday after being apparently murdered, Lebanese officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\nGavin Ford, who joined the Lebanese station Radio One in 1995, was found dead on Tuesday at his home in the town of Beit Meri, east of Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>\nLocal broadcaster LBC TV reported that Ford had been murdered by strangulation and blows to the head.<\/p>\n<p>\nRadio One announced Ford\u2019s death on its Facebook page on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\nFord\u2019s daily breakfast show turned him into one of the station\u2019s most popular broadcasters.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear Gavin Ford, a member of our team for many joyful years,\u201d Radio One said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"7.73529411765\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\nI am shocked and deeply saddened by the death of Gavin Ford, one of Lebanon\u2019s most popular morning breakfast hosts. The thoughts of all at the Embassy are with his family, friends and colleagues at this terribly difficult time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BRzbyPoYUV\">pic.twitter.com\/BRzbyPoYUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Rampling (@crampling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crampling\/status\/1067441955070717953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nTributes poured in on social media for Ford, one of Lebanon\u2019s most-loved radio hosts for years.<\/p>\n<p>\nFord had been living in Lebanon for 22 years in a house in Beit Meri, close to the radio station where he worked. The town, 17 km from Beirut, is in a mountainous area with a Christian majority and is popular with visitors in summer.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs Radio One\u2019s management expressed its condolences to Ford\u2019s family, a British Embassy spokeswoman told Arab News that \u201cthe embassy is in contact with the Lebanese authorities. We are examining the reports related to the British citizen and our staff are providing help to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nLebanon\u2019s National News Agency (NNA) said that a forensic doctor had examined Ford\u2019s body as part of a police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\nBritain\u2019s Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling, tweeted: \u201cI am shocked and deeply saddened by the death of Gavin Ford, one of Lebanon\u2019s most popular morning breakfast hosts.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe thoughts of all at the Embassy are with his family, friends and colleagues at this terribly difficult time,\u201d Rampling said.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn December, British Embassy worker Rebecca Dykes was found murdered on the side of a road near Beirut. The suspected killer, an Uber driver, was later detained and is expected to stand trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIRUT:\u00a0A well-known British radio presenter who had been living in Lebanon for years was found dead in his apartment in a mountain town near Beirut on Tuesday after being apparently murdered, Lebanese officials said. 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