Episode 2 of 7
Torture and Confessions
- When
- 1840
- Where
- Jewish quarter
Jewish notables, including a barber named Negrin, were tortured into confessing to the murder.
A confession was extracted under torture from Negrin, who implicated seven other Jewish men, including members of the Farḥī family. Five of these prisoners also confessed to the murder of Father Thomas and his servant.
Sources
- Damascus affair Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
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