New evidence in Tair Rada's murder, 12 years later
Woman tells police that another woman, known as A., confessed to her that she murdered the 13-year-old girl, making her the third person to whom A. has allegedly confessed to.
A young woman told the police on Sunday that another woman, known as A., confessed to her that she murdered 13-year-old Tair Rada in 2006, and not Roman Zadorov, who was convicted of the crime.
The woman is the third person to whom A. has allegedly confessed to killing Tair.
Another new document that may shed new light on the controversial affair is a report describing A.’s meeting with a psychiatrist in 2014, in which she described her desire to kill her neighbor and said she had purchased a knife and gloves to this end.
“In our talk, she said that she has a hunger to kill someone, like an urge, and that she could barely control it,” the psychiatrist noted in the report.
The psychiatrist decided to report A. to the authorities, and A. was forcibly hospitalized for further assessment.
The Northern District Police's Central Unit said that “A. was thoroughly investigated and her confession of the murder was ruled out, since she could have told various people she is the killer because she was mentally ill.”
A.’s attorneys also stressed that “the police ruled out A.’s involvement. There is no doubt, nor is anyone hiding the fact, that A. is dealing with psychiatric issues, and does so admirably.”
"The suspicions regarding the things she said under the effects of schizophrenia from which she suffers were already examined in 2012, after the false reports made by her ex-spouse.”
Meanwhile, Roman Zadorov, who was convicted and imprisoned for the murder, is planning to file for a request for a retrial soon. “In my letter to the State Attorney, I demanded the arrest of A. as a suspect in Tair Rada’s murder, and that she be seriously questioned, after police went easy on her in questioning in 2012 and last year,” said Yoram Halevi, Zadorov's attorney.
“I was answered that the State Attorney's Office has still not finished its examination of the new evidence,” Halevi added.
“I will not rest until Roman is proven innocent—as is obvious in light of the new testimonies—and the huge wrong that was done to him is amended,” Halevi concluded.
