Israeli prosecutors asked a Tel Aviv court on Monday to sentence American teen- ager Samuel Sheinbein to 24 years in prison for the brutal murder two years ago of another Maryland teen. The prosecutors’ request was in line with a plea bargain they reached with Sheinbein’s lawyers in August in which Sheinbein admitted to carrying out the murder. Sentencing is expected Oct. 24.
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