Israel's Supreme Court overturns Ron Nahum's murder conviction, convicts him of manslaughter

Israel's Supreme Court overturned Ron Nahum's murder conviction for the 2017 killing of a man, replacing it with manslaughter due to indifference. The case was returned to the Tel Aviv District Court for resentencing.

The Supreme Court today (Sunday) overturned the conviction of Ron Nachum for the murder of Artem Vilov from 2017, and acquitted him of the murder charge. Nachum was instead convicted of manslaughter out of indifference, and the case was returned to the Tel Aviv District Court for resentencing. Nachum was documented walking with Vilov to his apartment in Ramat Gan on the night of December 19, 2017, and later dragging his body to the trash room and cleaning blood stains. Vilov's body was found about a week and a half later at the Hiriya waste site. Judge Khalid Kabub, joined by Judge Yael Vilner and Judge Ofer Grosskopf, ruled that although it was proven that Nachum caused Vilov's death, intent to kill was not proven. The judge criticized the use of the 'presumption of intent' and noted that 'many question marks' remain regarding the events in the apartment. Nachum will now serve a reduced sentence.