East Jerusalem Man Charged With Murdering Lender After Gambling Debts
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- East Jerusalem man indicted for murder of his lender.
- Victim had lent the suspect 90,000 shekels for gambling debts.
- Suspect allegedly beat victim with a hammer and hid her body.
- He is also accused of withdrawing money from her account.
Salah Othman, a 48-year-old resident of East Jerusalem, has been indicted for the murder of 61-year-old Fatima Rajabi, whom he allegedly killed approximately three weeks ago. According to the indictment filed on Monday, Othman fell into debt due to gambling.
Rajabi, who knew Othman from his work as a technician, had lent him tens of thousands of shekels. When she demanded repayment of the 90,000 shekel debt, Othman allegedly murdered her by beating her with a hammer and then hid her body in a barrel in his backyard. He is also accused of withdrawing 15,000 shekels from her bank account after her death.
The prosecution is seeking to detain Othman until the conclusion of legal proceedings against him.
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