Noa Goldring, the three-year-old girl who was purportedly strangled to death byher father over the weekend, was laid to rest on Sunday, at Jerusalem's Givat Shaul Cemetery.
At the same time, the Ramla Magistrates' Court remanded Asaf Goldring's for an additional 10 days.
The judge noted that the evidence gathered in the case suggests Goldring had direct involvement in the act. The court also ordered Goldring, whose wrists were still bandaged following his suicide attempt Saturday, to undergo a psychiatric evaluation while in custody.
Noa Goldring's grave (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
Goldring's father and two brothers also arrived at the courtroom, but the police prevented the father from entering, as he was the one to discover his granddaughter's body, making him a witness for the prosecution.
"We are in deep mourning and ask to be left alone," the grandfather told reporters outside the courtroom.
Uri Hadas, representing the investigation team, asked the court to extend Goldring's remand by another 15 days, claiming he had implicated himself in the act. According to Hadas, if released, he may pose a danger to his surroundings. The investigator said Goldring attacked police officers at Kfar Saba's Meir Hospital when they asked him for a urine sample.
Investigators said the suspect underwent a psychiatric evaluation at the hospital and was found fit to remain in police custody.
"Since Saturday he attacked officers a number of times, proving that he is dangerous," Hadas told the court.
Asaf Goldring at Ramla court (Photo: Yaron Brener)
Defense Attorney Gadi Zilbershleg asked that the court order a psychiatric evaluation of Goldring. The police representative objected to the request, saying the evaluation could be conducted after an indictment is filed. Zilbershleg responded by saying, "Any rational person understands that this (murder) was an incomprehensible act of madness."
Hadas, for his part, claimed that Goldring is aware of his surroundings and has exercised his right to remain silent on several occasions during his interrogation.
Zilbershleg said, "He (Goldring) is in a distraught mental state. This is a terrible tragedy for him. He has expressed a desire to take his own life."
Following the hearing, the defense attorney said, "I do not believe (Goldring) fully understands what he has done; he is only partially aware that he has committed a terrible act, and this is why he wants to kill himself."
During his interrogation, the father said he swallowed a large amount of pills, strangled his daughter while she was asleep and then slit his own wrists. He said he wanted his daughter to "go to heaven" with him.
In a detailed letter found by police, the father wrote about the sorrow involved in his recent divorce proceedings. Investigators suspect he murdered his daughter out of revenge against his wife.
Earlier Sunday, an autopsy was performed on Noa Goldring's body at the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine.