A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found in an open area near the Yarkon Interchange on Thursday morning during police searches for Eldar Dayan, a 23-year-old Dimona resident who has been missing for nearly three weeks.
Police confirmed later on Thursday that the body was Dayan’s.
The discovery came one day after orders were issued to transfer the investigation from the Dimona Police Station in the Southern District to the Sharon District Central Unit. Police said the transfer was made after the search operations and investigative avenues pursued by the Dimona station had been exhausted.
Dayan’s mother arrived at the scene later on Thursday, pleading to police to “take her to the child” and allow her to see the remains for identification purposes.
This is a developing story.
