Israel jails Palestinian for Briton's killing, says is mentally illIsrael jails Palestinian for Briton's killing, says is mentally ill [Courtesy]An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian to 18 years imprisonment on Monday for stabbing to death a British woman in Jerusalem last year, under a plea bargain acknowledging he is mentally ill.Jamil Tamimi, 59, killed 21-year-old exchange student Hannah Bladon on a tram as she was going to the church where she volunteered, the court heard. He targeted her at random when she came within his reach after offering her seat to an older woman, stabbing her at least seven times. This was a terrible murder carried out by a mentally ill person,” the prosecutor said, explaining why a life prison sentence had not been sought, according to a court transcript. “This drove him to stab a person to death so that he would be shot dead,” the lawyer said. They expected that Hannah’s murderer would spent the rest of his life behind bars.”SEE ALSO :Airbnb sued over ejection of rental settlersThe court transcript quoted Tamimi as saying after sentencing: “I’m sorry.

Source: Standard Digital December 31, 2018 10:41 UTC