A 74-year-old woman was stabbed Thursday morning in her home in Jerusalem by a suspect who apparently broke in. She was evacuated from the scene in moderate to serious condition. Hours later, Ynet learned that the General Security Service has been involved in investigating the case, and by evening suspicions grew that it was a nationalist attack.
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The 74-year-old woman was stabbed in her apartment in central Jerusalem
(Photo: Liran Temari)
The police said the stabbing took place on a street in the city center. "Police forces, including the Jerusalem District Criminal Investigation Unit, closed off the scene and began collecting evidence," the statement said. "The woman was evacuated by medical personnel, in serious condition as they described it, for further medical treatment. At this stage, the circumstances of the incident are unknown, and the police investigation is ongoing."
The police later issued a gag order on the investigation, stating that "all avenues are being explored in order to reach the truth." Forensic science lab personnel arrived at the apartment and began collecting evidence.
The report of the woman's stabbing was received by the emergency 101 hotline in the Jerusalem area at 11:47 a.m., after the victim called her daughter and told her what had happened. She was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem in serious condition.
The scene on the Jerusalem street outside the apartment where an elderly woman was stabbed
(Video Shiloh Shalom)
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"We were led to the woman, who was lying at home, unconscious and suffering from penetrating injuries (stabbing) to her body. We provided her with medical treatment and evacuated her in Magen David Adom intensive care unit to the hospital in serious and unstable condition."
The woman was initially taken to the hospital in serious condition, but her condition later improved slightly and is now defined as moderate-serious.