The scene of the mysterious fire in Petah Tikva (Photo: Alon Hachmon) (Maariv)
Shelio Kurostishevsky was murdered about a month ago in Petah Tikva by stab wounds, and his body was set on fire.
Today (Sunday) a prosecutor's statement was submitted against the murderer, and the findings of the investigation were published.
According to them, a 20-year-old from Rishon Lezion who is suspected of the act entered Kurostishevsky's house, and stabbed him approximately 70 times over 4 hours while he was dying.
The investigation also revealed that after that, the 20-year-old tried to cover up evidence, and therefore poured chemical substances on the murdered man and set his body on fire after the attempt to drag him to another place and "disappear" his body was unsuccessful.
The police received a strange report about a month ago in the early hours of the morning regarding a suspicious fire involving several fire stations in an apartment in Petah Tikva and outside, at the entrance to the building.
Firefighters and police who arrived at the scene identified a burnt man, wrapped in a burning blanket and lifeless.
Stabbed him about 70 stabs over 4 hours while he was dying.
Documentation from the fire in Petah Tikva (photo: Walla! system, no credit)
According to the findings of forensic experts as well as medical experts, the suspicion that this was a murder grew stronger, and therefore the Central Police Department unit began to investigate the case. After collecting all the findings at the scene as well as the testimonies of the neighbors and the background of the murdered man due to a financial dispute with a 20-year-old man - the unit focused the suspicion on him The young man was arrested at a restaurant where he was dining together with his wife and another friend, who were also arrested.
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