Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
- JERUSALEM -- A Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court judge acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun based on his insanity defense, but ordered him committed to psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
- The violent assault in April on a nun walking in her habit in Jerusalem’s Old City sent shock waves across Israel and its many Christian communities.
- Clergy and advocates say verbal abuse and spitting have grown increasingly common in the densely packed historic heart of Jerusalem.
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- JERUSALEM -- A Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court judge acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun based on his insanity defense, but ordered him committed to psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
- The violent assault in April on a nun walking in her habit in Jerusalem’s Old City sent shock waves across Israel and its many Christian communities.
- Clergy and advocates say verbal abuse and spitting have grown increasingly common in the densely packed historic heart of Jerusalem.
Sources: ABC News