A 21-year-old pizzeria worker who was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day died from his wounds in Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, on Thursday.
According to the investigation, a group of teens waited for the worker outside the pizzeria and attacked him when he finished his shift.
The worker was evacuated in critical condition, but did not survive.
No suspects have been arrested, as of the time of writing.
Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning, saying that he was found unconscious.
The investigation into the incident shows that prior to the stabbing, the worker asked a group of teens to not shoot snow spray inside the pizzeria.
Mayor, colleagues, react to stabbing of pizzeria worker
Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg said, “This was a young man who worked to support himself, who politely asked a group of teens not to shoot snow spray inside the pizzeria where he worked, and in response, he was stabbed to death.”
“There are no words to describe the intensity of the shock and pain of losing young lives in such harsh and cruel circumstances,” Greenberg added.
“This is an incomprehensible event that illustrates how violence can escalate in an instant and exact the heaviest price. The teens who attacked and murdered him will be caught by the police and brought to justice,” he continued.
“I call on all youth to refrain from violence. There is no heroism in it, only destruction. A moment of anger can destroy the entire life of the victim, the family, and even the attackers themselves,” he said.
“To the parents, I ask them to talk to your children – be involved, take an interest, check where they are hanging out and with whom, especially at night. The responsibility is shared by all of us. This is a moment for self-reflection. We must work together to prevent the next instance,” he added.
The pizzeria manager described the murdered worker as “a good kid with good values who always had a smile on his face and was kind to everyone.”
He was a “man who loved to work and was hardworking,” the manager said.
The murdered worker started at the branch as a delivery driver on a bicycle, then on a motorcycle, and then recently became a shift supervisor.
“I’m shocked this has happened here. I can’t calm down from it. He was such a good person. How could someone be murdered over something so stupid? He had his whole life ahead of him. We are in complete shock,” a colleague said.
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