Galilee man accused of killing his mother

30-year-old arrested after allegedly stabbing mom in dispute over his engagement

By ToI Staff 2 May 2015, 8:25 pm

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Police cordon off a crime scene in the northern village of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam after a man was accused of murdering his mother on May 2, 2015. (screen shot: Ynet)

Police on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his mother in the northern village of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam.

The suspect, who was not identified, allegedly stabbed his mother, Shayda Shibli, 50, in a dispute Saturday over his recent engagement, Ynet reported.

Magen David Adom paramedics attempted in vain to resuscitate the woman.

Officers arrested Shibli’s son in a nearby village Saturday afternoon and took him in for questioning. Police opened a homicide investigation, saying the son and mother were in a long-term dispute prior to her death.

“The family led us into a room where the wounded lay with signs of severe trauma to her upper body,” Magen David Adom paramedic Nati Liani said. “There was a great commotion. We gave her medical aid and evacuated her to Emek medical center [in Afula].

Her condition deteriorated in transit to the hospital and we later pronounced her dead.”

A relative said of the tragedy: “Too bad it ended in murder. The situation here is very tense. If we’d known about the conflict we would have made sure it ended differently.”