A police declaration filed on Sunday with the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court against Arafat Irfaiya of Hebron on suspicion of the murder had already indicated that the indictment was on the way.
The Palestinian who allegedly murdered teenager Ori Ansbacher in Jerusalem’s Ein Yahel forest last month was indicted for murder in the Jerusalem District Court by state prosecution on Thursday.
A police declaration filed on Sunday with the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court against 29-year-old Arafat Irfaiya of Hebron on suspicion of the murder had already indicated that the indictment was on the way.
Last weekend, Channel 12 reported that Irfaiya crossed into Israel from the West Bank illegally with a general intent to kill a Jew out of revenge for his perception of Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians, but with no specific plan.
The report added that he saw 19-year-old Ansbacher of Tekoa, and decided that he would have sexual relations with her whether she had been willing or not.
He stabbed her three times and dragged her to an even more abandoned spot. Next, he stabbed her a few more times and stuffed her mouth with her scarf so she could not scream. After that he raped her, broke her telephone so she could not call for help and left her to die.
The Palestinian confessed to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and reconstructed the crime for them.
Irfaiya was eventually caught while trying to hide in a mosque near Ramallah. No Palestinian group has voiced support for him or taken credit for the attack, presumably due to the rape.
The brutal murder shocked Israel, leading to a wave of protests demanding that terrorists receive death sentences as well as an outpouring of grief over the death of Ansbacher.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post