Hairdresser to Netanyahu killed

Jerusalem - A murder-suicide that claimed the lives of the hairdresser to the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, …

Jerusalem - A murder-suicide that claimed the lives of the hairdresser to the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, and the stylist's model girlfriend is gripping Israel.

David Afuta (38) and Anat Elimelech (23) were found dead in their Jerusalem apartment on Tuesday. Police said one of the victims had killed the other and then committed suicide, but could not say who pulled the trigger or why.

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