A Muslim teen in Switzerland filmed himself stabbing an Orthodox Jew in Zurich in 2024.
The teen was 15 at the time of the attack and wished to die a “martyr” or religious killer for Allah.
He faces one year in prison despite being charged with multiple counts of attempted murder.
He stabbed the man 17 times.
World Israel News Staff
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A Swiss Muslim teenager accused of stabbing an Orthodox Jewish man 17 times in Zurich and planning a larger attack on a synagogue faces a maximum sentence of just one year in juvenile prison, a limit that has renewed debate in Switzerland over how the… pic.twitter.com/4JzfC6bM3b
At the time of the attempted murder, local police said it was not clear what drove the Muslim boy to target the Jewish man but the crime may have been motivated by antisemitism.
YNet News reported:
A juvenile court in Zurich is currently hearing the case of a Muslim teenager, now 17, accused of carrying out an antisemitic stabbing attack against an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in the city on March 2, 2024.
Prosecutors have charged him with multiple counts of attempted murder and planning a massacre at a synagogue, but due to his age at the time of the attack, 15, the maximum sentence the court can impose is one year in prison.
During the hearing, the judge sought to understand how the defendant became a supporter of Islamic State, how he planned the attack and what his attitude toward the victim is today. The defendant refused to answer any of the questions, repeatedly replying, “No comment.” Due to his silence, the court relied on statements he made during the investigation. According to those statements, his goal was to be killed by police after the attack in order to die as a “martyr” and reach paradise.