12 years in prison Payment of compensation in the amount of 280 000 NIS for the three victims Life plus 31 years in prison Payment of compensation in the amount of 2 064 000 NIS
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2005: 3 wounded 2015: 1 killed, 5 wounded
Yishai Schlissel (also spelled Shlisel; Hebrew: ישי שליסל; born 10 December 1975) is a convicted Israeli murderer. He stabbed marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade in 2005. Then, three weeks after his release from prison, during the 2015 Jerusalem gay Jerusalem gay pride, he stabbed 16-year-old Shira Banki to death, and wounded five other people,[1][2]
Crimes
In 2005, Schlissel stabbed three marchers during the gay pride parade in Jerusalem.[3][4] As a result, he was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault,[5] and sentenced to twelve years in prison,[6][7] He served his sentence at Maasiyahu Prison. In 2007, his sentence was reduced to ten years on appeal.[8] In 2008, he was hospitalized for a month and a half for mental health issues and diagnosed with a paranoid psychiatric condition.[8]
He was released in June 2015.[9][5] Shortly after his release, he distributed a homophobic letter that said, "It is the obligation of every Jew to keep his soul from punishment by stopping this giant desecration of God's name next Thursday".[10]