{
  "id": 11164056,
  "title": "Tunisian woman killed in Montreal home while on video call with work colleague",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/tunisian-woman-killed-in-montreal-home-while-on-video-call-with-work",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:33:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/tunisian-woman-killed-in-montreal-home-while-on-video-call-with-work-colleague-1.500694631"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 22, 45-year-old Leïla Ben Salem, a mother of a 12-year-old boy and employee of the Canada Revenue Agency, was killed while taking part in a virtual work meeting in Montreal. She was attacked by a man who entered her apartment and struck her with a blunt object. A colleague, present during the virtual meeting, alerted emergency services, leading police to carry out a welfare check and find Ben Salem unconscious with serious injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the case was classified as a homicide by Montreal police, making it the city's 19th of the year. Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to Ben Salem in the House of Commons, describing her as a valued employee who was dedicated to serving Canadians. The Union of Taxation Employees also expressed shock and offered condolences to her family and colleagues. Montreal police are investigating the circumstances and motive behind the killing, with a person of interest questioned but not charged. The relationship between the victim and the attacker remains unconfirmed, and it is not yet known if the killing was linked to intimate partner violence.",
  "summary": "Dubai: A 45-year-old Tunisian woman was killed inside her Montreal apartment while taking part in a virtual work meeting, with a colleague reportedly witnessing part of the attack and alerting emergency services, Canadian media reported. Leïla Ben Salem, an employee of the Canada Revenue Agency and mother of a 12-year-old boy, was attacked on September 22 at her home on René-Lévesque Boulevard…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}