The couple were at a Shariah court in the town of Shheem in Mount Lebanon to complete their divorce proceedings after Rahal filed for separation from her husband, Khalil Masoud, according to media reports.

Masoud fled the scene after shooting the wife at close range, posting a video on his Facebook account an hour later detailing their financial disputes over a local news website he claimed to have founded.

He also expressed his intent to commit suicide after the video is posted.

Security officers later found his body in his car after he shot himself with a gun in his possession.

“When you watch this video, I would have departed this world,” said Masoud.

He was evacuated to the government hospital in Sibline but succumbed to his injuries shortly afterward.

The couple left behind their three children.