Police arrested a 78-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering her 48-old-daughter, who was found dead in her home in Rehovot on Monday.

The younger woman had mental health issues and was cared for by her mother, Hebrew outlets reported on Wednesday. Neighbors expressed skepticism regarding the mother’s guilt, as police sought to keep the suspect in detention.

The victim’s body was found by her sister, who came to her home after trying and failing to reach her by phone.

She called the police after finding her sister, lifeless, alongside the mother, who was in a semi-conscious state and was shuttled to the hospital in serious condition.

Law enforcement suspect that the daughter was killed several days before her corpse was found. They transferred her body to Tel Aviv’s Abu Kabir forensic institute for........

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