Jewish man who stabbed gay marchers sentenced to life

An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl and wounding others during a stabbing spree at a Jerusalem gay rally.
The Jerusalem District Court convicted Yishai Schlissel in April of murder and six counts of attempted murder.
Shira Banki was stabbed in the back and died of her wounds a few days later.
Led into the courtroom on Sunday with both hands and feet shackled, Schlissel was sentenced to life plus 31 years, a court statement said.
He was also ordered to pay 2,064,000 shekels ($531,000). Prosecutors had requested life plus 60 years.
In addition to Schlissel having been released from prison only weeks before, he had also posted a letter on the Internet speaking of the “abomination” of a Gay Pride parade being held in the city.
He spoke of the need to stop it, even at the cost of one’s life.
Many questioned how Schlissel, 40 when he was convicted, was allowed anywhere near the parade, which saw thousands marching through central Jerusalem.
Witnesses described the scenes of Schlissel storming the parade with a knife. Six senior Israeli policemen were eventually removed from their posts over the attack.

Source ; Arab News