Tel Aviv parents allegedly beat, verbally humiliated 14-year-old boy.
By JPOST.COM STAFFA married pair of doctors who admitted to abusing their two children, aged 11 and 14, were indicted on Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court.The parents, residents of Tel Aviv, were charged with obstructing justice and abuse of minors, in particular their 14-year-old boy.The parents, aged 39 and 40, are suspected of having beaten, humiliated and used foul language against the boy for a period of eight years under the guise of “education.”Ordered to lie about his bruises, the boy told his friends that he had taken up karate.The charge sheet described several incidents in which the parents exhibited abusive behavior and reacted disproportionately to the boy's misdemeanors. In one incident, the boy, then 13 years old, accidentally dirtied the wall of their home. When his mother found out that he was responsible, she shouted, “What have I done to deserve such a son?”; the father, meanwhile, repeatedly bashed the boy's head against the wall.In other incidents, the parents expressed their dissatisfaction with the boy's low grades at school by flogging him with a belt in their own bedroom and verbally humiliating him.RECOMMENDED STORIESSeven killed, over 130 wounded in Israel from Iranian fire, IDF says soldier killed in Gaza combatJUNE 14, 2025IDF says aircraft operating in heart of Tehran, denies claim Iran shot down fighter jetJUNE 14, 2025Tehran under fire: IDF continues strikes in Iran, focusing on the capital – what was hit?JUNE 14, 2025The road to Tehran has been paved: IDF secures air route for stronger strikes on IranJUNE 14, 2025