A woman and her three daughters were murdered in the town of Ansar, south Lebanon, reported state-run National News Agency.

Here’s what we know:

• The wife of Ansar’s mayor, Zakaria Safawi, and his three daughters aged 16, 20 and 22, were reported missing 25 days ago, as ongoing investigations revealed that they were accompanied on a trip by a man from their town who the NNA identified only as H. J. Fayyad, aged 36.

• The South and Nabatieh intelligence branches conducted investigations after the four women were reported missing, which led to the arrest of Fayyad, who later confessed to the mass killing.

• Fayyad admitted that he buried the family in a citrus orchard between the towns of Zararia and Ansar, the NNA reported. Extensive searches were carried out since yesterday afternoon, but the investigation was interrupted by heavy rains and bad weather.

• The search was completed this morning, after the four bodies were found, identified and transported by ambulances for further forensic examination.