Model arrested on suspicion of murder to be held for further 8 days – reports

A well-known Israeli model will remain behind bars for another eight days, after being arrested earlier this month on suspicion of murder, Hebrew media reports.

The woman, whose name is barred for publication under a court-issued gag order, is one of four suspects to be arrested in connection with the death of Shalom Nissim on October 15.

The suspects were brought to a hearing earlier today, during which the model surprised the courtroom by swapping out her private lawyer for an attorney in the Public Defender’s Office.

The court also allows for the publication of the name of another suspect in the case, David Kricheli, a 36-year-old father of four from Be’er Yaakov. His detention was also extended by eight days.

Investigators believe that the woman and her alleged accomplices killed Nissim after a fight broke out in her Petah Tikvah apartment, in which one of the suspects allegedly stabbed him. The victim is said to have then fallen from the balcony, landing on a fence and breaking his neck, which killed him on the spot.

Police initially believed Nissim’s death to have been a suicide, but began to suspect the man was unlawfully killed after receiving the findings of his autopsy. The suspects are thought to have consumed hard drugs, including heroin, before the victim’s death, according to Hebrew reports.