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Frenchman charged over death of Israeli woman

A French driver whose vehicle was involved in the hit-and-run death of an Israeli woman has been charged with manslaughter, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. France had refused to extradite the man to face trial in Israel.

Published: 3 September 2013 19:23 CEST
Frenchman charged over death of Israeli woman
Friends and relatives of Lee Zeitouni (portrait), 25, who was killed in a hit and run incident with French drivers, protest on streets of Haifa. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP

French authorities on Tuesday charged the driver of a vehicle involved in the hit-and-run death of an Israeli woman in Tel Aviv two years ago, a judicial source said.

Eric Robic was charged with aggravated manslaughter and not providing aid to a person in distress, after French prosecutors opened a probe into the case last year, the source said.

Lee Zeitouni, 25, was hit by a speeding car on a Tel Aviv street in September 2011 and left to die. Robic and a fellow Frenchman, Claude Khayat, fled to France after the accident.

The case caused widespread outrage in Israel and prompted calls for the two men to be extradited to stand trial.

Robic is facing up to 10 years in prison and a 150,000 euro ($198,000) fine if convicted. He has been banned from leaving France and driving pending his trial.

Khayat has been called to appear before court on Thursday.

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Violent incident in Odense culminates in hit-and-run

One person was deliberately run over with a car after a fight involving several people in Odense, witnesses said on Sunday night.

Published: 8 April 2019 12:39 CEST
Violent incident in Odense culminates in hit-and-run
Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

Police in the city found a white Mercedes with damage and bloodstains following the altercation.

Witnesses said that one person was deliberately driven into following a fistfight involving several people, lead officer Ehm Christensen of Funen Police said according to Ritzau.

“We received a report at 7:05pm regarding a large fight between two groups at Korsløkkehaven (street), but when we arrived, nobody was there,” Christensen said.

“Ten minutes later, we received a report that three cars had crashed into each other and one person had been deliberately run over,” the police officer added.

The three cars were found by police parked on the central Heltzensgade street, while a fourth car, a white Mercedes believed to have been used to run down the victim, could not be located.

None of the individuals involved, including the person who had been run over, could initially be located by police.

But the Mercedes was later found on Ørstedsgade, to the west of the city centre, showing damage and traces of blood.

Police are now investigating the incident, including examination of all three streets in Odense, Denmark’s third-largest city.

No confirmation has been given by police regarding whether the incident may have involved organised crime gangs.

On Monday morning, Christensen said that three people had been arrested in “various parts of the city” during Sunday night. He declined to comment further on the individuals.

READ ALSO: Copenhagen police arrest hit-and-run driver 

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