Five Northern Residents Indicted for Brutal Assault on Two Female Relatives
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Five men from northern Israel have been indicted for brutally assaulting two female relatives after finding they had exchanged messages with men. The victims were beaten with various objects, and one had her hair partially shaved as punishment. The prosecution described the assault as severe and cruel, aimed at controlling the women's lives and enforcing behavioral rules through violence and degradation.
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- Five men from northern Israel are indicted for a severe assault on two female relatives.
- The assault occurred after the men discovered the women communicating with other men.
- Victims were beaten with a belt, pipe, and electrical cable; one had her hair shaved.
- Prosecutors cited "severe and cruel violence" and intent to control the women's lives.
- The women sustained numerous injuries and collapsed during the prolonged attack.
Five residents from northern Israel have been indicted for a severe and prolonged assault on two female relatives after discovering the women had been communicating with men. The indictment, filed in the Haifa District Court, alleges the accused beat the women with items including a belt, pipe, and electrical cable. In a particularly degrading act, one of the accused allegedly shaved part of one woman's head as punishment. The assault continued even after the hair shaving, with one victim collapsing twice. Both women sustained numerous injuries.
According to the indictment, one of the accused confiscated the victims' phones, searched them, and shared the contents of discovered messages with other family members. The women were reportedly attacked repeatedly, pleading for the violence to stop. Following the assault, they were allegedly forced to collect their own shaved hair from the floor. Subsequently, one of the accused allegedly compelled them to send resignation messages to their employers.
The five individuals face charges including aggravated assault. One of the accused is also charged with threats, theft, and obstruction of an investigation. In a request for their arrest, prosecutors described the attack as involving "severe and cruel violence" and the use of various "cold weapons" alongside punches and blows. They emphasized that the number of attackers, the power imbalance, the prolonged duration, and the use of objects to inflict harm indicated an intent to cause severe injury or disability.
The prosecution highlighted the extreme severity of the violence, noting it was perpetrated due to the women's communications with other men and included the humiliating act of shaving hair as punishment. "These actions express a forceful conception of control over the complainants' lives and intentions to enforce behavioral rules upon them through violence and degradation," the prosecution stated.
