All articles tagged with #survivor testimony
Survivor of the Nova music festival massacre testifies that over 50 survivors have committed suicide due to the psychological trauma of witnessing the Hamas slaughter of 364 people. Testimonies at a parliamentary hearing reveal survivors' struggles with severe mental health issues, including forced hospitalization and constant psychological distress, highlighting the shortcomings in the treatment of massacre survivors.
Survivor Andrea Wedner testified in court about the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, where she saw her mother killed and her own arm "blown open in two places" by gunman Robert Bowers. Wedner was the government's last witness as prosecutors wrapped up their case against Bowers, who killed 11 worshippers and injured seven others in the 2018 attack. The defense has acknowledged that Bowers was the gunman, but suggests he acted not out of religious hatred but rather a delusional belief that Jews were enabling genocide by helping immigrants settle in the United States.