Development in the murder investigation of Eldar Dayan: two more suspects arrested

The Central Unit of the Sharon District arrested today two additional suspects involved in the brawl that preceded the murder of Eldar Dayan. The two were previously questioned in the case and will be brought tomorrow to a hearing on extending their detention. The evidence against Dayan's friends, Omri Peretz and Maxim Barbarman, is only circumstantial, and they claim that Dayan was injured in a fight with five residents before their arrival.

The Central Unit of the Sharon District in the Central District arrested today two additional suspects involved in the brawl that preceded the death of Eldar Dayan. The two were previously detained and questioned at the Petah Tikva police station, and tomorrow they are expected to be brought to court for a hearing on extending their detention. The evidence against Dayan's friends, Omri Peretz and Maxim Barbarman, who were arrested nearly three weeks ago and became suspects in the murder after his body was found, is only circumstantial. Police suspect that the two attacked Dayan near the open area, murdered him, and fled. The two provide a different version: Dayan was injured in the head in a fight with five residents of Petah Tikva, which occurred before their arrival. According to them, after noticing a police car, they split up, and then Dayan disappeared. His remains were transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine to determine the cause of death. Even if it is determined that he died from bleeding in the head, it will not be possible to know whether the injury was caused by his friends or during the brawl. A police source said: "There is no dispute that they were the last ones with him before he ended his life."