In one instance, Benny Sela opened an electricity box and turned off power for an entire building, then attacked a 12 year old girl who emerged from the building to see what had happened.
10 Facts About Benny Sela
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Benny Sela was arrested in Tel Aviv on December 14,1999, by police responding to reports of an attack on a young woman and an eight-year-old girl.
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Benny Sela had departed from his usual modus operandi of attacks inside residences at night or in the early morning and committed the attacks in broad daylight.
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On November 24,2006, Benny Sela escaped while being transferred to a court hearing.
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Benny Sela was sentenced to an additional 4 years in prison for offences committed during his escape.
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Benny Sela was allegedly stabbed twice in the back by prisoners while imprisoned there, although the Israel Prison Service denied it.
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Benny Sela was later transferred to HaSharon Prison, near Tel Mond, and then to Nitzan Prison in Ramla, where he is currently incarcerated.
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The repeated motions put a burden on the authorities, as the Israel Prison Service was tasked with bringing him to each hearing and returning him to prison, a process that necessitated the presence of police and massive security due to Benny Sela being considered a high escape risk.
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In 2010, Benny Sela exposed himself to a female guard during his daily walk in the prison yard, and was placed in solitary confinement.
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In September 2015, Benny Sela was suspected of raping his cellmate.