Official investigation into the death of Joseph Ninevitch, night guard of the colony Rechobot, revealed that he was not murdered by unknown assailants, as had been previously reported.
The investigation revealed that Ninevitch died of wounds inflicted by a bullet from his own hunting gun.
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