Attack on cinema usher in Rehovot: teenagers released from custody

The Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court for Minors released four teenagers aged 15-16 from custody, suspected of attacking a 19-year-old usher at the HOT Cinema in Rehovot. The teenagers were placed under house arrest for five days with restrictions and banned from visiting the cinema for 15 days. The incident occurred after the usher asked the group not to smoke e-cigarettes in the theater.

The Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court for Minors ordered the release of four teenagers aged 15-16 from Rehovot, who were arrested on suspicion of attacking a 19-year-old usher at the HOT Cinema. The teenagers were placed under house arrest for five days with restrictive conditions and banned from visiting the cinema for 15 days. According to suspicions, the incident began when the usher asked them to stop smoking e-cigarettes in the theater. After refusal, a verbal conflict ensued, then one of the suspects punched the usher in the face, causing him to lose consciousness and fall, after which the teenagers kicked him. The victim was hospitalized.