An Israeli man has been convicted of murdering a Palestinian teenager after a Jerusalem court rejected his insanity plea.
Yosef Chaim Ben-David understood what he was doing and was in full control of his actions when he murdered Mohammed Abu Khdeir in July 2014, a Jerusalem court ruled today.
The court convicted Ben-David for charges of murder, kidnapping for the purpose of murder, and battery causing bodily harm.
The Palestinian teenager was abducted, beaten and burned alive in an act of supposed revenge following the murders of Israeli teenagers Gilad Sha'ar, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach by Hamas terrorists.
Ben-David’s two accomplices, both minors, were convicted of murder in November at Jerusalem District Court. Ben-David’s conviction was postponed due to a last-minute psychiatric evaluation claiming he was not responsible for his actions.
