After investigation failures: the defendant in the murder of the Caucasian mafia boss convicted of stealing a mare
Doron Weizman, the suspect in the murder of Caucasian mafia boss Yanis Yushayev, was convicted of breaking into a stable at Kibbutz Moran and stealing a mare worth 15,000 shekels. The judge criticized police investigation failures, including the failure to complete a DNA test on a cigarette butt, but ruled that the circumstantial evidence leads to a conviction.
Doron Weizman, 54, from Beit She'an, who was indicted several weeks ago for the murder of Caucasian mafia boss Yanis Yushayev, was convicted last week in another case of breaking and entering and theft. Weizman was convicted of breaking into a stable at Kibbutz Moran, from where he and his accomplice stole a mare worth 15,000 shekels and a halter worth an additional 1,000 shekels. According to the indictment, the two cut the stable fence and fled with the mare to an agricultural area. The prosecution based the charge on security camera footage, in which three police officers identified Weizman, and on phone location data. His accomplice confessed in a plea deal and was sentenced to ten months in prison, but in his testimony tried to take the blame upon himself. The judge rejected this version. During the trial, the defense attorney pointed to investigation failures, including the failure to perform a DNA test on a cigarette butt found at the scene. The judge criticized the failures but ruled that the circumstantial evidence proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This conviction joins the serious indictment for the murder of Yushayev at a restaurant near Caesarea, where Weizman was identified through cigarette butts and security cameras.