Tel Aviv woman indicted for assaulting three people and damaging car

An indictment was filed against a Tel Aviv woman in her 40s for allegedly assaulting three people in two locations within five minutes and smashing a car windshield with a stone on a separate day. Police requested her detention until the end of proceedings.

Israel Police today (Tuesday) filed an indictment against a Tel Aviv resident in her 40s for a series of assault and intentional damage to property offenses. According to the indictment, on the evening of October 8, within about five minutes, the defendant allegedly assaulted three people at two locations in central Tel Aviv, with no prior acquaintance. First, she struck a woman sitting in a restaurant on the head, then arrived at Park HaMesila, where she cursed a couple, strangled the woman for several seconds, spat at the man and hit him in the chest. In a separate incident three days earlier, she threw a stone at a car and shattered its rear window, causing damage of about 2,000 shekels. The police requested to extend her detention until the end of proceedings. The investigation included testimonies and footage from security cameras.