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Nurse Sentenced for Negligent Homicide in Ritual Death

12/14/2025

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Edward Kachura, a psychiatric nurse, was sentenced to seven years for the negligent homicide of 17-year-old Lital Yael Melnik in October 2021 during a cleansing ritual.
The Haifa District Court ordered him to pay 140,000 shekels to Melnik's family.
He was acquitted of murder due to insufficient evidence of intent but convicted of negligent manslaughter and unlawful sexual relations.
Melnik's family plans to appeal for a murder conviction.

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Story summary

Edward Kachura, a psychiatric nurse, was sentenced to seven years for the negligent homicide of 17-year-old Lital Yael Melnik in October 2021 during a cleansing ritual.
The Haifa District Court ordered him to pay 140,000 shekels to Melnik's family.
He was acquitted of murder due to insufficient evidence of intent but convicted of negligent manslaughter and unlawful sexual relations.
Melnik's family plans to appeal for a murder conviction.