Beit Shemesh Neighbor Arrested After Stabbing Kills 7-Year-Old and Wounds 4-Year-Old Cousin
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Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 17
Beit Shemesh Neighbor Arrested After Stabbing Kills 7-Year-Old and Wounds 4-Year-Old Cousin
3 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 17
Summary
A 7-year-old boy died after being stabbed at a Beit Shemesh birthday party, and his 4-year-old cousin was hospitalized in serious condition.
Police arrested a neighbor in his 20s on suspicion of carrying out the attack at the home, where a 15-year-old relative had been watching the children and witnessed the stabbing.
Magen David Adom said the call came at 4:40 p.m.; medics found the older boy pulseless and not breathing, performed CPR, and took both children to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center.
Investigators are examining whether the suspect was in a mental health crisis and whether a dispute between the families contributed; the suspect's father was also questioned at the scene.
Mayor Shmuel Greenberg said the stabbing came within an hour of a separate traffic accident that also killed a child in Beit Shemesh, prompting municipal welfare and psychological support teams to assist families.