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Suspected Murder-Suicide in Petah Tikva as Husband Allegedly Kills Wife, Then Himself

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Woman Hacked to Death in Petah Tikva; Husband Suspected

Translated & summarized from Makan by baba

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A woman was killed with an axe in her Petah Tikva apartment on Monday night, allegedly by her husband who then died by suicide. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred in front of the couple's children. This follows another fatal stabbing of a woman in Kiryat Haim last month, also witnessed by a child.

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  • A woman was killed with an axe in her Petah Tikva apartment on Monday night.
  • Police suspect her husband murdered her and then committed suicide nearby.
  • The attack occurred in front of the couple's children.
  • The husband's body was found near the apartment.
  • A similar fatal stabbing occurred in Kiryat Haim last month.
Woman Hacked to Death in Petah Tikva; Husband Suspected
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A woman, approximately 40 years old, was killed late last night in her Petah Tikva apartment after being attacked with an axe in front of her children. Police suspect her husband murdered her and then committed suicide nearby. Medical teams pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Police forces arrived and launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. The husband's body was later discovered in a location close to the apartment, with initial suspicions pointing to him killing his wife and then taking his own life. This incident follows a similar case last month in Kiryat Haim, where a woman was fatally stabbed in her apartment while her six-year-old son witnessed the attack.

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