Jerusalem police say they have closed the investigation into the death of a 3-year-old boy from the Ras al-Amud neighborhood, suspecting the father strangled him with a plastic bag. The father reportedly confessed and reconstructed the act; a statement of charges is expected today.
Jerusalem police announced this morning at 11:33 (Tue Jerusalem time) that the father of a 3-year-old boy from the Ras al-Amud neighborhood has confessed to strangling his son with a plastic bag, and that a prosecutor's statement is expected later today. The development follows weeks of interrogation during which — as The Zioneer reported in its first bulletin at 11:33 — the father initially broke down and admitted to the killing, according to Israeli media. By the same morning, police had formally announced the arrest (11:33 Jerusalem), and the suspect's lawyers, Idan Gamlieli and Fares Mustafa Ali, called the case 'a severe tragedy' while stating they were awaiting the indictment and investigation materials before deciding their next steps (11:33 Jerusalem).
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