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Israelis Charged Over Migrant Beating

Israelis Charged Over Migrant Beating
Israelis Charged Over Migrant Beating

Four Israelis have been charged over the beating of an Eritrean migrant who was mistaken for a gunman during a militant attack last October.

Habtom Zerhom was first shot by a security guard at a bus station in Beersheba and then kicked and beaten by a crowd as he lay in a pool of blood.

A post-mortem examination found he died of bullet wounds—not the beating, BBC reported.

Officials said a prison officer, a soldier and two civilians were charged with aggravated battery.

Mobile footage on 18 October showed an angry crowd surrounding Zerhom as he was lying injured on the floor, under a stool held over him by a member of security. A set of chairs was then dumped on his head before he was kicked by the mob.

 

Financialtribune.com