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Conviction in Baltimore Shomrim attack case

May 4, 2012 10:13

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

An Orthodox Jewish man from Baltimore accused of assaulting a black teenager 18 months ago has been convicted of false imprisonment and second-degree assault.

Eliyahu Werdesheim, 24, was on patrol for the Shomrim, a community neighbourhood watch group, when the 15-year-old was attacked.

The boy was allegedly thrown to the floor and hit repeatedly, and was later hospitalised. The brothers had claimed they were acting in self-defence and believed the boy to be carrying what appeared to be a board with nails attached

Avi Werdesheim, 22, who was also on trial over the incident, was exonerated, while his older brother was cleared of carrying a deadly weapon.