An Israeli who killed four prostitutes in an attack on their brothel had his life sentence revoked after being declared insane. Israel’s High Court on Thursday ordered Yariv Bruchim, who described himself as a “vigilante on a mission from God,” transferred from prison to a mental asylum.
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