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Police arrest husband, son, after woman found dead in Kiryat Yam apartment
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Paramedics and police at the scene of a suspected murder in Kiryat Yam on January 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
Police are investigating a suspected murder after first responders discovered a woman’s body in an apartment in Kiryat Yam, on the outskirts of Haifa.
The victim, around 60 years old, was found by paramedic teams and swiftly pronounced dead on the spot, Magen David Adom says.
Officers dispatched to the scene arrested her husband and son, ages 51 and 44, who had been in the apartment with the deceased woman.
Forensic analysts are trying to determine the cause of her death, police say.
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