Modi’in Illit resident Nachum Stitzer was indicted in the Ramle Magistrate’s Court last week and is facing charges of causing a death by negligence. The defendant is a melamed in a talmud torah, and in Elul 5772, he drove Chanoch Chaim Baumel and a number of other children to the Brachfeld area talmud torah.
After class when he returned to his vehicle, at 1:00pm, he saw the horror, that Baumel z”l was in the vehicle the entire time. Police estimated the temperature in the car was a minimum of 65C (149F).
According to the Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) report, the state will be seeking a jail term for Stitzer. Defense attorney Ofer Bar-Tal told Galei Tzahal that his client’s life has changed forever as a result, and he is still trying to come to terms with the result of his actions, that resulted in the loss of life of the young boy. He feels nothing will be served by adding to the unfortunate tragedy by sending his client to prison.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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