Sanitation worker in Afula suspected of assaulting elderly man

Police arrested a 42-year-old Afula resident, a sanitation worker, on suspicion of assaulting a 78-year-old man. The elderly man had reprimanded him over garbage bins blocking his car. The arrest was extended until September 28.

Police arrested a 42-year-old Afula resident, a municipal sanitation worker, on suspicion of assaulting a 78-year-old man. The incident occurred when the elderly man was about to drive his car to the synagogue and reprimanded the worker, whose garbage bins were blocking his vehicle. According to police, in response to the reprimand, the suspect attacked the pensioner. The court extended the suspect's arrest until September 28. Details of the assault and the victim's condition are not disclosed in the report.