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The Justice Ministry unit recommended passing on the case file to the police for possible disciplinary steps, and to examine the procedures for handling calls concerning mentally ill people. The announcement on closing the case was given to Habura’s family on Thursday.
On April 30, Habura’s mother called the police and reported he was carrying a knife and wanted to slaughter the pets in their home. The police officer who responded was the commander of the patrol unit in the Rosh Ha’ayin police station. In a video of the incident, Habura can be seen attacking the officer with a knife and knocking him to the ground. The officer later pushed him off and shot him. Habura, 30, had been released from psychiatric care only six months prior to the incident. He had been indicted twice in the past for violent assaults.