Paysandu
– Media outlets in Uruguay are reporting late Tuesday that a Jewish man from
the town of Paysandu was stabbed to death.
The
victim was identified as 54 year old David Fremd, a merchant from Aventura
Paysandú. It happened in the afternoon at the corner of Avenida Spain and the
sanducera Guayabos capital.
Fremd
suffered serious wounds and later died in the hospital. One of the three sons
of Fremd saw the situation and came to his aid, but was also attacked,
suffering minor injuries.
Police
meanwhile questioned and arrested a 35 year old suspect who has a lengthy
criminal history.
The
president of the Jewish Central Committee, Sergio Gorzy, expressed dismay at
the situation of a member of the community.
So
far, investigators want to ascertain if antisemitism was the motive for the
killing.
