New details in the Eldar Dayan investigation: suspicion is growing that Dayan went underground after two close friends threatened his life following an argument. Separately, investigators now suspect that Dayan was not the driver of the car involved in an attempted hit-and-run; his friend Maxim Broverman is believed to have been driving, according to reports. The arrest of the two friends was extended until Wednesday.
New developments in the investigation into the disappearance of Eldar Dayan, 23, of Dimona, have emerged. According to a report by N12, suspicion is strengthening that Dayan went underground after two close friends threatened his life following an argument between them. Separately, Yediot Ahronot reports that investigators now suspect Dayan was not the driver of the car involved in the attempted hit-and-run that occurred during a brawl in Petah Tikva; his friend Maxim Broverman is believed to have been driving. The arrest of the two friends was extended until Wednesday, according to reports.
The case, which began with Dayan's disappearance on July 17, has seen several shifts in investigative direction. Earlier, police examined possibilities of a kidnapping or a criminal incident. The discovery of Dayan's shirt near the scene and CCTV footage showing him and his friends leaving a gas station have led to the current theory that Dayan fled after a violent altercation. Dayan's mother has expressed fear that someone is holding her son, while police assess he is alive and on the run.
Dayan's whereabouts remain unknown. His family has hired a criminal defense attorney, who stated that the allegations of involvement in a hit-and-run are unsubstantiated.
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