The de facto government’s Court of First Instance issued a death by hanging sentence Monday, against a 30-year old resident found guilty of killing a Christian gold trader on 2 August 2009.

The accused, identified only as A.Gh., stood trial for the shooting death of Akram Issa Ibrahim Al-Amash, 34, in Beit Lahiya. He was found guilty of premeditated murder, a news release from the court said.

The sentence can be appealed at the Court of Appeal in Gaza.

A.Gh was detained only hours after the death of Al-Amash was reported, police said. He was held as prosecutors put together his case and tried in February.

Maan News