According to journalist Daniel Amram, the 17-year-old fugitive murder suspect Avior Sasson, arrested Tuesday after 15 days on the run, was hiding with crime organizations in northern Israel. His brother, an inmate, allegedly used a phone provided by an Israel Prison Service officer with whom he had a romantic relationship to coordinate hiding locations. The officer was arrested earlier Tuesday, and a check of her phone led to Sasson's capture.
New details that emerged Tuesday afternoon reveal that the 17-year-old fugitive murder suspect Avior Sasson, arrested earlier today after a 15-day manhunt, had been hiding with crime organizations in northern Israel. According to journalist Daniel Amram, Sasson's brother, an inmate, used a phone provided by an Israel Prison Service (IPS) officer with whom he had a romantic relationship to coordinate the hiding locations. The IPS officer was arrested earlier Tuesday, and a check of her phone led directly to Sasson's capture near Jerusalem.
The Zioneer reported at 14:23 that police had arrested Sasson inside a taxi on Highway 1 near the Harel Tunnel, ending a manhunt that began after his photo was published in an unusual police appeal. At 14:59, The Zioneer detailed the dramatic arrest, noting that Sasson had altered his appearance by shaving his head and beard. Earlier reports from Thu Jul 23 indicated that police had arrested Sasson's mother and 15-year-old sister as pressure tactics, though the suspect remained at large. The investigation expanded further when, at 15:33, The Zioneer reported that an IPS officer was suspected of giving her phone to an inmate brother to conceal the fugitive's location.
The modus operandi – hiding with crime organizations and using an inmate brother to coordinate – echoes a pattern reported by N12 in the Yolan Cohen case, as The Zioneer noted at 15:34. The IPS officer's involvement represents a significant escalation, with authorities now examining the full extent of the support network that enabled Sasson's prolonged evasion.
It remains unclear how long Sasson was with the crime organizations, whether he had prior connections to them, and what role, if any, other family members played in the hiding effort. The investigation into the IPS officer's conduct and the inmate brother's communications is ongoing.
8 developments
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- Strong15-Year-Old Sister of Fugitive Murder Suspect Denies Pressure to Take Blame for Murder
- StrongReport: Beniahu Razi murder suspect Avior Sasson shaved head, beard to evade capture
- StrongMain Suspect Arrested in Beniahu Razi Murder; IPS Officer Suspected of Romance with Brother, Aiding Escape
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