Event Brief
Aug 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Jerusalem court acquits man in nun attack case
By The BriefBrief
A Jerusalem court acquitted a man charged with attacking a Catholic nun using an insanity defence. The judge ordered the man be committed to a psychiatric hospital for up to six years. CCTV footage showed the nun being forced to the ground in Jerusalem’s Old City in April, hitting her head on a stone wall before being kicked.
WHO: Jerusalem court judge
WHAT: Acquitted a man charged in an attack on a Catholic nun, ordering psychiatric hospital commitment for up to six years
WHEN: Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
WHERE: Old City, Jerusalem, Israel
WHY: The court accepted an insanity defence in the case.
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