Netanya hit-and-run suspect faces manslaughter charges

Shushan Baraby, who allegedly killed three women in a hit-and-run accident in a crosswalk in the coastal city of Netanya on August 17, will be charged with three counts of manslaughter on Friday.

Baraby’s court session will take place at the Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court, despite a request by the prosecution to delay it.

Earlier on Thursday, Baraby was remanded in custody for an additional day.

The suspect, aged 35, is a known crime figure in Netanya. He had previously served three prison sentences for drug- and violence-related offenses.

Police claimed to be in possession of a photograph of Baraby driving in the car with a second suspect, 25-year-old Oren Hanouna, in the passenger seat en route to the intersection where the accident took place.

In late August, police successfully matched samples of DNA taken from the car involved in the hit-and-run with samples taken from Baraby.

The three victims of the accident were all members of a single family: Alexandra Rubinov, 67, of Netanya, and Svetlana and Shoshana Yegudiev, 56 and 25, respectively, a mother and daughter from Dimona who were visiting their relative in Netanya for the weekend.