The suspect
Photo: Gil Yohanan
16-year-old boy suspected of killing another with crowbar
The suspect allegedly hit fellow teenager in the head, causing him to collapse. He then told his father what happened, prompting the father to try to hide the evidence. Two other teens arrested after their versions of events did not match.
A 16-year-old boy is suspected of hitting another 16-year-old boy to death with a crowbar during an argument that broke out between them, it was cleared for publication on Sunday.
The suspected perpetrator was arrested along with his father and two other suspects.
On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, police received a report from Magen David Adom paramedics that a 16-year-old suffered a head injury in a road accident in southern Jerusalem. At first, paramedics said the teenage boy had slipped off the scooter he was riding, and later that he had collapsed as a result of drug use.
The suspect (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
The teenager was taken to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Karem, where his condition deteriorated until he passed away on Friday night.
Police officers that arrived at the scene detained two teenagers, who were friends of the victims. In their questioning, each of them presented police with a different version of events. A search of their homes found drugs.
An examination of the scooter and evidence collected from the scene ruled out the suspicion of a road accident and instead raised the suspicion of homicide.
An hour after the incident, the 16-year-old suspect was also arrested.
An investigation into the incident found that the teens met on the street of one of the neighborhoods in southern Jerusalem, where they allegedly consumed drugs.
Later, following an argument that broke out between the victim and the suspect, the suspect took a crowbar he found in a cart nearby and hit the victim over the head. The victim collapsed and was taken to the hospital in very serious condition.
According to police, the suspect fled the scene to his home, where he told his father what had transpired. The father is suspected of unsuccessfully trying to hide the cart and the crowbar.
The 16-year-old teenager is suspected of murder, attempt to tamper with evidence, and obstruction of justice. His remand was extended until Tuesday.
The two other teenagers who were at the scene are suspected of obstruction of justice, attempt to tamper with evidence, being accessories after the fact and drugs possession. Their remand was extended until Monday.
The father is suspected of tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. His remand hearing is scheduled for Sunday.
