14-year-old to be charged for stabbing pregnant sister to death in front of her kids; father to also be indicted

Police say a pregnant woman killed last month in Lod was stabbed to death by her 14-year-old brother.

The teen is set to be indicted, police say.

Aya Hajaj’s father and cousin are also set to be charged. The suspects are all residents of Hura in the south.

The boy followed 25-year-old Hajaj as she walked along a street with her two young children on their way to a nearby kindergarten on November 30.

He pounced on her from behind and repeatedly stabbed her. The two young children fled, as did other passersby.

Hajaj tried to defend herself but was stabbed multiple times in her torso.

Medics were unable to save the woman or her unborn baby.

The attacker then ran to a waiting car, which then sped off. Police said the car was driven by a 15-year-old relative of the Hajajes.

איה אבו חג'אג' נרצחה לפני כחודש, ב-20 דקירות סכין מול עיני ילדיה ברחוב בלוד.

היום הותר לפרסום כי הרוצח היה אחיה, בן 14 בלבד. בן דודם, בן 15, נהג ברכב המילוט. מזמין הרצח – אביה של איה.

תיעוד הרצח קשה במיוחד, אז לא אעלה אותו. הפרטים היבשים מזוויעים מספיק pic.twitter.com/UlwWGAbhoj

— Ran Shimoni (@ran_shimoni) December 27, 2023