A man charged in a series of stabbings in a Michigan city in …
Elias Abuelazam attends an extradition hearing in Fulton County Superior Court, Aug. 13, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
A judge in Michigan says he needs to hear more evidence before …
Two additional murder charges were filed Thursday against a man…
A prosecutor filed the first murder charge Monday arising from …
Authorities in Genesee County were jubilant when Atlanta police…
Authorities say they're not certain, but they strongly suspect …
Police in Virginia said Monday they think a serial killer who …
Advertisement
No more trials for serial stabber
Elias Abuelazam
Updated: Friday, 05 Oct 2012, 11:03 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 05 Oct 2012, 11:03 AM EDT
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A man charged in a series of stabbings in a Michigan city in 2010 will face no additional trials unless his first murder conviction is overturned on appeal.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton says two murder cases and six attempted murder cases will be suspended against Elias Abuelazam. The action was disclosed Friday at a court in Flint.
Leyton says additional trials would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Abuelazam, a native of Israel, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a first murder trial last spring.
People convicted of first-degree murder in Michigan are automatically entitled to an appeal. Abuelazam's is in the early stages.
Abuelazam defense attorney Ed Zeineh called the prosecutor's decision appropriate.
An attempted murder case is pending in Ohio.
Comment to 24 Hour News 8
Don't have a Facebook account? Or don't want to share something publicly? Email us here.
Email This
PrintThis
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Photos: Tornadoes hammer South, Midwest
Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection, concentrating damage …
Advertisement
Advertisement