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New York Post
02-05-2025
- New York Post
Two Israeli businessmen murdered hours apart in same LA neighborhood — with one held captive for hours and beaten to death
Two Israeli businessmen were found murdered hours apart in their homes in the same section of Los Angeles Saturday, with one tied up and beaten to death while the other was identified as the brother of a prison warden in the Jewish state, police said. There is no apparent connection between the two killings, but they both occurred in the San Fernando Valley inside the victims' homes. The murder of Alexander Modebadze, 47, was particularly heinous, according to cops. Three attackers broke into Modebadze's home, held him captive for hours and savagely beat him to death, police said in a statement. The crime scene in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where police found the murdered Aleksandre Modebadze. KTLA Police say three attackers broke into Modebadze's house and beat him to death. KTLA Advertisement Police later arrested and charged three Georgian nationals for the murder: Pata Kochiashvili, Zaza Outarashvili and Basiki Kutsishvili. They are being held on a $2 million bail. Later that day, cops found another murdered Israeli businessman in the San Fernando Valley: Meni Hidhra, the brother of the warden of Israel's Nitzan Prison, the Jewish Journal reported. Police have revealed few details about that crime, including how he was killed, but they did release photos of a possible suspect: a 30 to 40-year-old Hispanic male.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Home-invasion robbery and homicide in Woodland Hills leads to 3 arrests, police say
Three men were arrested on suspicion of killing another man during an alleged home-invasion robbery in Woodland Hills, the Los Angeles Police Dept. announced Sunday. Officers responded to an emergency call shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday in the 22200 block of De La Osa Street, near Woodland Hills Elementary School, and found Aleksandre Modebadze, 47, with a head injury. Modebadze was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Homicide detectives later determined that the assailants entered Modebadze's home, assaulted him, held him captive and stole his property, according to a statement issued by LAPD. Late Saturday, officers arrested three men suspected to be involved in the incident: Paata Kochyashvili, 38; Zaza Otarashvili, 46, and Besiki Khutsishvili, 52, according to the police statement. Each was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to jail records. None of the men could be reached for comment, and it's unclear if any of them had an attorney. Police ask for anyone with information about the death to call the LAPD Operation Valley Bureau at 818-374-9550, 1-877-LAPD-24-7 or 1-800-222-TIPS, or to log onto Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
