Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi sentenced to 16 months in prison
- A teenager attacked Rabbi Arie Engelberg in Orleans last month.
- The attack occurred as the rabbi walked from a synagogue with his young son.
- The 16-year-old arrived in France less than a year ago and has no family.
- The teenager denied any responsibility during the court hearings.
- A juvenile court sentenced the teenager to 16 months in prison on Wednesday.
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Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi sentenced to 16 months in prison
A teenager who attacked a rabbi in a central French city was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the juvenile court on Wednesday, after a long day of hearings in which he denied responsibility. The attack took place last month as Rabbi Arie Engelberg was walking with his nine-year-old son from a synagogue in
Assault of the Rabbi of Orléans: the minor who committed the crime sentenced to 16 months in prison
The 16-year-old was sentenced to 12 months in prison for the violence committed against the rabbi in March and another four months for refusing, inter alia, to subject himself to removals while in police custody.
Assault of a rabbi in Orléans: "We hope the court of firmness", emphasises Arie Engelberg's lawyer before the hearing in the children's court
The lawyer explains that the rabbi of Orléans waits for this trial to show that "one cannot touch a Jew without it being condemned".
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