The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court today (Tuesday) extended the detention by 10 days of the suspect in the murder of his sister Bens Ziona and allowed his name, 32-year-old Ravid Ariel Yeshayahu, to be published.
During the discussion on the extension of the detention, his defense attorney claimed that this is a young man with no criminal record, who suffers from schizophrenia. He also claimed that a preliminary investigation shows that the argument at home between him and his sister is related to posting on social networks. During the discussion on the extension of the detention, the suspect claimed that his sister was stealing from him. Lawyer Itai Shohat, who represents the suspect on behalf of the public defender, said: “This is a tragic incident and our hearts go out to the family. The brother has been diagnosed as mentally challenged from a young age and is being treated with the knowledge of the mental health system. In light of his condition, the court accepted our claims and ordered to send him for an opinion.”
Suspicion of murder in Ness Ziona (photo: MDA spokesmen)
As I recall, the 27-year-old deceased was found yesterday lifeless and with signs of trauma on her body in her apartment in Ness Ziona. MDA medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene pronounced her dead on the spot. The person who called the police was a neighbor who was horrified to hear screams coming from that house. He reacted quickly, took a ladder, pressed it against the wall of the private house and climbed to the second floor from where the screams were heard. As soon as he turned the window, he recognized The young woman was drowning in her own blood and at the same time her brother who had escaped from her room. At this point the neighbor called the police and reported the incident.
The commander of the Rehovot station, Sen. Dodi Maron, said: “Upon receiving the report about the case, we immediately arrived at the scene and discovered to our regret that the young woman is no longer alive.” We located a suspect who had barricaded himself in a nearby room, broke in and arrested him. We have reasons to believe that he is the one who committed the murder.” The investigation of the incident was assigned to the crime fighting unit (ILF) of the Shepela region of the police.
Meanwhile, the court extended the detention of two suspects in separate murder cases in the city of Lod. The detention of Yaakov Chaimovich, the suspect in the murder of his neighbor, was extended by eight days. The detention of Moshe Atias, the suspect in the murder of his wife, was extended by nine days.