Bnei Brak 18-year-old charged with stabbing teen amid botched electric scooter sale

Police prosecutors file charges against an 18-year-old from Bnei Brak, accusing him of stabbing a 17-year-old who tried to sell his friend an electric scooter.

According to police, the defendant and his friend met with the victim earlier this month to buy the scooter, but the friend came up short of the cost by NIS 50 ($15).

When the 17-year-old confronted him about the payment, the suspect stabbed him in the chest and fled the scene.

The pair of young men then allegedly stole the scooter as the stabbing victim was taken to the hospital with light injuries.

The alleged stabber was detained for questioning by police. His detention was extended several times before he was indicted today by the police’s youth prosecution unit. Police request he remain in their custody until the end of proceedings against him.