Indictment: tried to murder a policeman during the Ethiopian protest

Tried stabbing with shards of glass

In another incident involving the suspect, five days after the initial incident, on Bialik Street in Tel Aviv, Asres approached a woman who had parked her bicycle there and threatened her by shouting, "Get down on your knees, or I'll stab you." A man who noticed the woman's distress approached her, turned to Asres, and demanded that he leave her alone. In response to the intervention of that man, an argument ensued between the two, during which the suspect threatened the complainant and struck him using wooden planks.

Additionally, the suspect called the police and threatened to murder the complainant after Asres confronted an elderly couple who passed by the scene, and the complainant came to their aid. Asres attempted to stab him using glass shards. Asres continued to threaten a police officer who arrived at the scene to question him, verbally abused and threatened him, as well as another policewoman in a patrol car and a jailer at the police station.

During the investigation, Asres threatened the police officer who was appointed to guard him, committed an indecent act in front of him, and in front of other police officers as well.

In the arrest request, Attorney Shevan Parkel stated that "we are dealing with a violent and dangerous individual, constituting a 'ticking bomb' in practice, who employs violence towards anyone in his path, and only by chance did not cause the death of the police officer, as the stabbing was very close to major blood vessels in his neck."

The indictment charges the defendant with offenses including attempted murder, possession of a knife, severe assault under aggravated circumstances, threats, and committing an indecent act.