Father who killed 3 children 'fit for detention'
Following psychiatric evaluation, Itay Ben-Dror pronounced fit to be
detained. Victims' uncle: They are no longer his children
Eli Senyor Published: 07.28.10, 12:58 / Israel News
Itay Ben-Dror, who is accused of killing his three children, has been
deemed fit to be detained and will be transferred to the Israel Prison
Service soon. It has still not been decided whether he is fit to stand
trial.
Relatives of the three dead children - Omer, Roni and Or - were
present during the deliberations at the Ramla Magistrates' Court and
held pictures of the victims.
"They're no longer his children," said Albert Shem-Tov, the brother of
the children's mother Lilach. "We came to see him from close up,
because I want to see him and make sure he gets the punishment he
deserves after what he did to the children and the family. I want him
to see these pictures during the deliberations. I want to show him the
pictures so that he'll understand what he did."
Albert Shem-Tov. 'So he'll understand what he did' (Photo: Ofer
Amram)
"Even now he still thinks he did the right thing," the children's
uncle said. "It's clear to us that he's putting it on and that he's
fit to stand trial. It's the only way he has to try to wriggle out of
getting punished. We'll come to all the deliberations until the final
decision, till he gets at least three life sentences."
On Monday the father was brought in his night clothes from the
hospital to his apartment in Netanya to reenact the murder.
Nonchalantly and expressing no remorse, he explained how he murdered
his children after they had fallen asleep.
A source present during the reenactment told Ynet that Ben-Dror did
not ask forgiveness and shed no tear. When he was taken out of the
apartment, neighbors shouted at him "murderer," "how do you sleep at
night," and "may you suffer all your life, shame on you."
His detention was extended at the beginning of the week by ten days
and he was sent for psychiatric evaluation. Ben-Dror is also under 24-
hour observation. He is expected to be held in a separate cell under
continual observation.
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