A man suspected of stabbing his 10-month-old daughter to death and seriously injuring his wife and another daughter in a rampage on Friday has been named in the press as Barak Ben Ami, 33, from the city of Hod Hasharon, north of Tel Aviv.
His name was ungagged at a hearing during which a judge denied bail and ordered he remain in custody for at least 10 days. He was also ordered to undergo a psychiatric review.
Barak Ben Ami arrives for a court hearing at the court in Petah Tikva on March 8, 2020, (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Ben Ami reportedly told investigators that he went “crazy,” and did not know why.
“I don’t remember what happened to me. I only remember that I took a knife, and started stabbing everyone,” he said, according to Channel 12 news.
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