Change of Heart: the Elderly Man Who Confessed to Drowning His Son in Eilat 51 Years Ago - Retracts His Confession

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Asher Goldstein, 88, changed his story after confessing to police earlier this week that he murdered his son in the sea in Eilat. The judge decided to extend his detention in a hearing held at the city's Magistrate's Court. The suspect will be brought before a doctor as there is a concern that his nose may be infected.

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Asher Goldstein, an 88-year-old resident of Eilat, today retracted his confession that he drowned his son Saar more than five decades ago. According to his new claim, the son's death occurred by drowning and not murder. Despite the significant change in his version, the Eilat Magistrate's Court partially accepted the police's request to extend his detention, and ordered that Goldstein remain in detention until next Monday. As you may recall, Gol…

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Asher Goldstein, an 89-year-old resident of Eilat, came to the police station on his own initiative and confessed that in 1974 he murdered his 5-year-old son. Goldstein retracted his confession, but the court ordered his detention to be extended.

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After shocking the country with a dramatic confession that he murdered his paralyzed son by drowning him in the sea in Eilat, 88-year-old Asher Goldstein claims he did not commit the crime • Goldstein previously served 11 years in prison for killing his wife • Despite the change in version, the police claim that from the investigation material collected, there is reasonable suspicion that the crime was indeed committed