Man stabbed to death at home in Beit Shemesh; 17-year-old son arrested
Medics unable to resuscitate 47-year-old victim; teen detained in nearby building in central city; two said to have argued prior to the stabbing
A man was stabbed to death on Saturday morning in the central city of Beit Shemesh and his 17-year-old son was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Medics arrived on the scene and tried to resuscitate the 47-year-old man but were forced to declare his death.
Police said that an initial investigation found an argument had broken out between the man and teen, and at some point the son stabbed his father in the upper torso.
Police said the son fled but was quickly arrested in a nearby building.
The incident was the second time this month an individual was arrested in Beit Shemesh on suspicion of stabbing a parent to death.
Earlier this month, a man was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother at her home in the central city.
Neighbors in Beit Shemesh told media outlets that the son had recently been hospitalized in a psychiatric facility.
According to Hebrew media reports, that family is part of the city’s large ultra-Orthodox community. The Ynet news site reported that the mother had nine children in total, some of whom were home at the time of the incident, and one of whom called the police.