Murder scene in Rishon Lezion
Photo: Tomeriko
Man murdered in brawl near Tel Aviv
Latest killing result of NIS 700 shekel debt; man stabbed to death
RISHON LEZION – More violence: A man of about 33 was murdered Thursday evening in Rishon Lezion, just south of Tel Aviv, during a brawl that stemmed from a NIS 700 (about USD 160) debt.
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Four suspects involved in the brawl were taken in for questioning.
Police forces set up roadblocks at all roads leading out of the town in a bid to identify the suspect in the case.
Victim stabbed in torso
An initial investigation revealed the victim’s wife arrived at the scene of the murder to collect on the debt. Soon after, the woman and the relatives of the man who owed her the money got into an argument, with each side calling in “reinforcements.”
The woman’s husband subsequently arrived in the area and was later murdered.
An MDA team was called to the scene around 9 p.m. but was unable to save the man, who lost a large quantity of blood after being stabbed in his torso.
Paramedic Noam Orlinsky told Ynet the rescue workers found the victim lying bleeding on the road.
“There was a large crowd at the scene…the guy was lying on his stomach” he said.
The latest murder brings the murder total for the year to 71, a whopping increase compared to the 49 murdered reported at the same time last year.
