Israelis indicted over beating of Eritrean thought to be terrorist

[Israeli]

Autopsy showed Haftom Zarhum, who was thought to be the terrorist in an attack at Be'er Sheva bus terminal, died of gunshot wound rather than beating, leading to minor charge of aggravated battery.

Amir Alon
Published: 01.12.16, 14:33 / Israel News

Four Israelis were indicted on Tuesday for their involvement in the beating of an Eritrean asylum seeker thought to be a terrorist in the wake of the attack at the Be'er Sheva Central Bus Terminal in October.

Zarhum was shot by the terminal's head of security, who also thought him to be the terrorist, and then beaten by an angry mob.

The four - Prisons Service officer Ronen Cohen, IDF soldier Yaakov Shimba, and two civilians, David Moyal and Evyatar Dimri - were charged with aggravated battery.

The reason for the relatively minor charge is that Zarhum's autopsy found he did not die as a result of the beating he suffered, but from being shot.

"When the deceased was lying on the floor, bleeding, while it was clear to all that he was helpless, and a large crowd of people gathered around him, the defendant David Moyal approached him and slammed him forcefully with a bench that was nearby, with the intention of causing him serious harm, disability or maiming him," the indictment said.

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[oberliner]

1. Glad to hear it

Good to know that justice will be served for this crime.