In the case of "Mahamid" ( Criminal Appeal 2483/22, Mahamid v. M.I., of April 30, 2023), the victim's experience and his ongoing suffering, in the face of many blows, over a long period of time, and with cries of pain and fracture, were imbued.
In the matter at hand now - the defendant did not "suffice" with stabbing the deceased inside the house, but rather went out after him into the yard, and even after the deceased collapsed on the floor of the yard - the defendant did not cut off contact with him, and as can be seen from the versions of the various witnesses - he did not hurry to leave the place, and did not say enough to his actions, but rather - he knelt in the direction of the bleeding deceased, and despite his whimpering - he continued, with determination, to stab the deceased again and again, even when the eyewitness urged him to stop. This was a protracted act, which spread over two scenes, during which the deceased was stabbed many dozens of times, with more than 120 stabbings, at different depths and in several body parts.
From the perspective of the victim's subjective experience and suffering, it has been proven that the deceased was conscious, until the very late stages, aware of his suffering, in pain and writhing, and horribly - aware that his life is coming to an end - as we have heard that he expressed himself to those who were first called to the scene, in other words, "I am going to die", or similarly.
A single stabbing of a knife, which resulted in the death of a person, is a cruel act. Many dozens of stabbings, which are carried out with determination, some of which are carried out while the victim is lying on the ground, helpless and bleeding, and without ceasing the act, embody great cruelty, which goes beyond the inherent cruelty of any murder, and therefore - this is "special cruelty" in the sense of the aggravating circumstance specified in section 301A(a)(7) of the Law.
It must be determined that it has been proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant intentionally caused the death of the deceased, while there was an aggravating circumstance in the act, and therefore he should be convicted of the offense of murder under aggravated circumstances as attributed to him in the indictment.