Settler who assaulted nun in Jerusalem indicted on assault charges
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The man who violently assaulted a nun last week in Jerusalem was indicted by the ‘Israeli’ State Attorney’s office on charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, motivated by hatred toward a religious group.
The man is identified as Yona Schreiber, 36 years old, and a resident of the West Bank settlement of Peduel.
He will be kept in custody until the end of the legal proceedings against him, according to Hebrew media.
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The incident took place on April 29 in front of the Cenacle holy site in Jerusalem, when Schreiber ran up to the French nun and shoved her to the ground then proceeded to kick her while she was down.
The nun suffered a bloody head injury and dizziness, according to the indictment cited by Hebrew media.
He is indicted for assault on the nun, and also on the passerby who tried to intervene.
Assault causing actual bodily harm carries a sentence of up to three years in ‘Israeli’ prison.
If the crime is hate-motivated; it can carry double the original sentence.
