A 40-year-old bus supervisor, Adiel Wig, was indicted Monday on charges of assaulting a 12-year-old blind girl with muscular dystrophy during a school bus ride in Mateh Binyamin. According to the indictment, Wig allegedly placed a cloth on the girl's face, choked her, shook her, and pushed her head between her legs for 20 minutes after she angered him by not wearing a seatbelt. The suspect, who was responsible for the child's safety, faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.
A 12-year-old blind girl with muscular dystrophy was allegedly assaulted by her bus supervisor during a ride from Mateh Binyamin to the Keren Or institution for blind students with complex disabilities, according to a report by journalist Daniel Amram. The suspect, Adiel Wig, 40, was charged with assaulting a helpless person by a responsible party. The indictment alleges that Wig became enraged after the girl did not fasten her seatbelt and proceeded to attack her for approximately 20 minutes, placing a cloth on her face, choking her, shaking her, and pushing her head between her legs. The incident occurred on Monday, and the indictment was filed the same day. Wig could face up to nine years in prison if convicted. The report is based on a single source and has not been independently corroborated.
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