A 17-year-old who shot dead a 56-year-old man in contract murder was jailed for up to two years to receive treatment in a psychiatric clinic. Imprisoned.
The Public Prosecution Division had asked the court to try the boy, named by the initials NM, as an adult and imprison him for eight years, but the court disagreed. The maximum imprisonment for minors is two years.
The young man, who was 16 at the time, fired seven shots at Itzhad Meiri. TA organized the killing and served as the driver.
Meili, who was convicted of threatening business people, was shot in broad daylight after visiting a dentist almost a year ago. He was being pursued by the killer for some time.
According to the news Website Nu.nlthe teenager refused to speak about the incident at all, but TA made a full confession.
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