"They had an overwhelming smile": the last farewell in Israel to the sisters killed in Mendoza

Israeli sisters killed in

Mendoza

they are already resting
in peace in his native country, a month after the double crime. On the night of Tuesday in the city of Rehovot, funerals were held to make the last goodbye to Phyria Saroussy (63) and Lily Pereg (54). The son of one of them,
Gilad Saroussy Pereg (37 years old), is the
only suspect for the crime and is already in the provincial prison of Cuyo.

At an intimate ceremony, the brother of foreigners, Moshe Pereg, delivered a significant farewell speech, which he agreed
THE NATION. He expressed his pain but also issued a strong message that the family should go ahead despite what happened. The man, mainly, remembered his sisters and thanked the help they had received in Argentina during the difficult process. "Their bodies rest before us, in silence, which is in complete contrast to the energy they emitted while they were alive." Pyrhia and Lily were independent women, in the opinion, lovers of books and travel, both had a crushing smile, "he said, the man, excited.

In addition, the man referred to the actions of his nephew. "His last trip was to help a son suffering from mental illness, a son who caused him so much suffering, a son who killed his life, we can not understand the acts of a person who The souls of their murderer, such hatred, which has no purpose, would only contaminate our souls and benefit no one, "Moshe said to relatives and friends of women.

The Institute of Forensic Science of Israel has certified in the last hours the identity of the bodies to allow the family to perform the burial. It was made at Marmorek Rehovot Cemetery, in this Israeli city, about 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv.

Gilad Pereg is still incarcerated, accused of aggravated murder by the bond, in the case of his mother, who was beaten to death, and by a simple homicide aggravated by the use of weapons, in the case of his aunt, like the woman he received three bullets with a 38 caliber revolver. Both were dragged into a well where they were covered with earth and stones.

It has also been found that
They had post-mortem wounds: iron bars pierced them all over the body, especially in the bad area. At this moment, the man seeks to persuade the justice of
this allows him to have his cats in his cell and thus feed them; to state that, in principle, the authorities would reject them.

The murdered sisters arrived in Mendoza on Friday, January 11 in the morning and stayed in a downtown apartment. The next day, they went to
The house of the young man, located about 5 kilometers away, in the municipality of Guaymallén, with whom they spent all day, until – according to Gilad ¨Pereg – accompanied them to take the bus, near Roca Street.

In addition, he said that Sunday he had to meet with them, but he could not locate them. That's why, on Monday, he filed a complaint. During the search, which lasted 15 days, it was discovered that he was not telling the truth.

"Forgive us if we did not understand in time what could have happened, what happened and what did not stop the last trip, that the memory of Pyrhia and Lily's still alive, "was the last part of the speech of the brother of an Israeli woman murdered in Mendoza.