Ashdod Resident Arrested for Breaking into Neighbors' Home Over Balcony Music
An Ashdod resident broke into neighbors' apartment with a knife and pepper spray over balcony music, injuring guests. Police arrested the suspect, and the court extended his remand.
A serious and unusual violent incident took place over the weekend on Yehuda HaLevi Street in Ashdod, where a local resident was arrested on Friday on suspicion of breaking into a family's apartment armed with a long kitchen knife and pepper spray.
The suspect became enraged because Eyal Golan songs were being played on the apartment's balcony, took the elevator up to the neighbors' apartment, and forced his way inside. An eyewitness recalled the moments of terror:
"He opened the door and entered the house while children were there. He tried to stab us, and then he fled. When I went out after him, he sprayed me with pepper spray."
Another neighbor reported that the suspect ran out of his home barefoot, shouting angrily, "Who is playing Eyal Golan?"
The residents and guests inside the apartment tried to subdue the attacker, but met with severe violence. One neighbor described:
"Several men tried to calm him down, and in response, he sprayed them with pepper spray. There were many guests in the house who choked from the smell of the spray, suffered from breathing difficulties, and vomited. They tried to overpower him but were afraid because of the knife in his hand."
Police officers rushed to the apartment, managed to subdue the suspect, confiscated the knife from him, and took him for questioning at the police station. The Ashkelon Magistrate's Court extended his remand by four days.
Following the severe incident, the building's residents expressed deep anger and serious concern for their safety, revealing that this was not an isolated case. One tenant said, "The neighbors told us this is not the first time he has done such a thing. This is the fourth time; it happened with other neighbors, and we didn't even know at all. He has been arrested, but the prosecutor's office releases him every time." Another neighbor demanded that he be kept behind bars and warned, "He must not be released. He might murder people. By a miracle, this incident ended without a disaster."
