Court releases lone suspect in Jerusalem couple’s murder

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court orders the release of the only suspect held in the mid-January murders of Jerusalem residents Yehuda and Tamar Kaduri, aged 71 and 68.

The suspect, employed as a cleaner near the couple’s apartment building in southern Jerusalem, has been in custody for three weeks, it has now been revealed, after the judge in the case partially lifts a gag order. The man’s identity remains gagged.

The release is subject to conditions, the court says. Police say they are appealing the release to the Jerusalem District Court.

The Kaduris were found murdered in their apartment, with stab wounds in both bodies, on January 13. Unconfirmed reports say police have no other leads in the case.

Local residents and the Kaduris’ family members say the murders were terror attacks, coming just days after a teenage girl was stabbed nearby, resulting in a minor injury.