The inheritance dispute ended in death: brother arrested on suspicion of causing his sister's death

A woman from Kiryat Gat died after a brawl with her brother over an apartment they inherited. The brother, 61, with no criminal record, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by negligence. The court extended his remand by five days, based on reasonable suspicion and a video documenting the confrontation. His lawyers claim it was a mutual fall.

A woman from Kiryat Gat died after a brawl with her brother over an apartment they inherited. The brother, a 61-year-old man with no criminal record, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by negligence. According to the suspicion, during a confrontation between the two, the sister fell and was injured, and later died at the hospital. The suspect's lawyers claim that the two fell together during the confrontation, and that the suspect himself was also injured. The court extended his remand by five days, based on reasonable suspicion and a video documenting the confrontation. The police requested a ten-day extension, but the judge ruled for five. Police stated that the investigation is ongoing.