Reuven Hanimov's parents
Road rage: 22 year old indicted for murdering another driver
Yair Peretz was indicted on Sunday for having stabbed to death 26-year-old Reuven Hanimov; the dead man's mother is inconsolable: 'We're dead on the inside.'
Twenty-two-year-old Yair Peretz was indicted for murder on Sunday at the Be'er Sheva District Court. He is charged with having stabbed to death 26-year-old Reuven Hanimov after having gotten into a fight with him over their respective driving on the road three weeks ago
According to the indictment, their confrontation began when Hanimov asked Peretz why he wildly sped past him. Peretz claimed that Hanimov followed him "and played on the road." The two met twice on the same night; the second time, Peretz stabbed the Dimona resident to death.
Reuven Hanimov and the scene of his murder (Photo: Dan Bonvida)
Following the stabbing, Peretz and two of his friends who were with him fled the scene. He threw the knife that he had used away, and the indictment includes a charge for destroying evidence for that action. Later, the three were apprehended in the north of the country. During police questioning, Peretz changed his story multiple times before finally breaking down and admitting to having stabbed Hanimov.
The slain man's family was not comforted by Peretz's indictment. Said the bereaved mother, Marina Hanimov, "He was supposed to get married. He had bought a ring for his girlfriend. He had big dreams. We're dead; we don't eat, don't work—he killed us. If I had known that this was going to happen, I would have hugged him and not let go. I can't believe that my child was murdered because of a fight on the road.
Reuven Hanimov's parents (Photo: Roee Idan)
"I have no life. He helped us a ton. It's very hard: Instead of him saying Kaddish for us, his father is saying Kaddish for him." The Mourner's Kaddish is a prayer said for dead family members.
Speaking of the defendant, Hanimov said, "He can never be released from prison. We're dead on the inside. Our lives are ruined. We can't go back to normal. I don't sleep at night; I'm going crazy. I want my son to come in through the door again, but now he'll never come home. I wish that his murderer would die like my son."
