Without explanation: Court bans publication of Eilat resident's name - who admitted to stabbing his wife
The Magistrate's Court in Eilat banned the publication of the name of a city resident suspected of attempting to murder his 67-year-old wife, without providing a reason for the request. The judge accepted the defense attorney's request in an unusual manner, and Eilat station investigators did not object.
The Magistrate's Court in Eilat ordered this morning (Thursday) to ban the publication of the name of a city resident suspected of attempting to murder his 67-year-old wife. The incident occurred yesterday, when a MDA team evacuated the woman to Yoseftal Hospital in moderate condition with stab wounds and bruises. Eilat station investigators arrested the husband, who admitted to stabbing her. He is suspected of attempted murder, destruction of evidence, and obstruction of justice, and his remand was extended by six days. Unusually, Judge Sami Israel accepted the defense attorney's request to ban the publication of the name without any reasoning or legal explanation, contrary to the norm in publishing details of suspects. Station investigators did not object to the request and were not even asked to give their position.