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Haifa man arrested after alleged child filming and hammer attack at park
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100% centerFirst reported by Ynet · Jun 12, 2026
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What happened
A 72-year-old Haifa man was arrested after allegedly filming a little girl in a park, then returning with a hammer and attacking her mother. Police say bystanders and an off-duty officer restrained him, and they will seek to extend his remand in court on Saturday.
- 01A 72-year-old Haifa resident was arrested over an alleged park filming and hammer attack.
- 02Police say he filmed a girl at Gan HaRuba and later assaulted her mother.
- 03Bystanders and an off-duty police officer restrained him until officers arrived.
- 04The attack happened in front of many children in the public garden.
- 05A nearby school warned parents that pupils had been exposed to the violence.
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