Sen. Arkady Elkind, commander of the Kiryat Gat station, at the scene // Photo: Police Spokeswoman
According to the suspicion, The boy was stabbed by his father and critically injured at their home in the city, and later that night died of his wounds at the hospital after prolonged resuscitation efforts. The father fled the scene, was later located by police forces in a nearby grove, arrested and taken for questioning.
According to the neighbors, this is an ultra-Orthodox and normative family. The person who evacuated the boy was a neighbor of the family, Sami Amar, who works at MDA. The boy was lying on the floor of his room. There were 14 stab wounds on his back. People who were there say that the mother and the little daughter tried to prevent the father from committing the act. “A. came to the house and asked again and again what her son’s condition was.
According to Amar, “We were called to treat the boy, unfortunately my neighbor, with multiple stab wounds to his body. He was bleeding in the back. We started resuscitation and went to the hospital. On the way he completely lost consciousness and the hospital determined his death.” They live here for about a year and a half. -Two years, and I know the father from short conversations we had. This is a businessman, since he is good. “The case is not something you can expect from this family.”
A Gur follower who knows the family says: “This is a golden child, the father was proud of him, a smart student. The father also knows Chinese, a successful businessman, talking that the father has received treatment in recent weeks.”
Family member: “I know the family and the child well, no one understands the background to the story. This is a successful businessman. Total shock. It is said that he had a psychotic attack. This is a person who invested in his son. There is a rumor that he received hypnosis treatment. This is a golden child. “Only yesterday we met him. He was a lively and sociable boy, there was no conflict between them. There was no sign.”
Neighbor Annette Eliyahu: “They do not live here for a long time. I see the father every morning with the tallit going to the synagogue, and that is the end of our acquaintance. It just hurts.
“I’m just shocked, I see Dad he looks like a good and nice person and such a disaster happened, it’s shocking. There were no signs. I saw the dad investing in his kids – I saw them going out all the time with games, bikes. They’re always together, I do not know what It really happened.
“I did not hear anything yesterday,” she says. “Absolutely nothing. Until 23:30 I was on the balcony upstairs and everything was quiet here. Only after half an hour did this whole scenario start. There were no shouts before. It is a completely normative family. I have lived here for 20 years and there has been nothing here in life. We are shocked, I’m really shaking. “
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Psychiatric Association, Dr. Zvi Fischel, called for not rushing to determine that the father allegedly committed the act under a psychotic attack. “Fact: Most killers and loved ones do so out of anger, jealousy, vulnerability and more. This is not a psychiatric illness!” said. “It would be better to let the police investigate the suspicions before giving a legal or media platform to such suspicions and statements.”
The Council for the Welfare of the Child said: “This is a shocking and horrific incident. A young child who was allegedly murdered by someone who was supposed to protect him and keep him on guard.
“Child murder by their parents is a phenomenon that is hard to accept. Since 2005, 58 children have been murdered within the family. Some of the murders are unpredictable, but in some cases life could have been saved by identifying distress signals and communication between the various authorities,” they added.
“It is also important to remember that the corona crisis period is a dangerous time for some children. This is due to the fact that next to the pressure cooker in homes, many children did not meet an adult outside the family for a long time and could not see their distress or hear their silent cry.”
Participated in the preparation of the article: Meital Yasur Beit-Or