The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Tuesday granted a police request to extend the detention of Liel Ifragan, the suspect in the fatal stabbing of 7-year-old Hillel Mordechai Dadon in Beit Shemesh. The duration of the extension was not immediately disclosed.
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Tuesday ordered further detention of Liel Ifragan, the 26-year-old suspect in the murder of Hillel Mordechai Dadon. The court granted a police request for an extension, though the specific length was not reported.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Ifragan was identified as the suspect in the August 17 stabbing at the Dadon family home on Emek HaZeitim Street in Beit Shemesh. He is alleged to have entered the residence twice on the day of the attack. Earlier reports indicated Ifragan was under the influence of drugs at the time of the stabbing. The case remains under investigation by the Central Unit of the Jerusalem District. The surviving brother of Hillel, aged 4, was seriously wounded in the attack but has since been recovering.
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