Gay Pride Stabbings: Man Guilty Of Teen's Murder

Shira Banki was marching to "support her friends" when she was killed by Yishai Schlissel, who was freed from prison weeks before.

Shira Banki, as pictured on her Facebook page

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man has been found guilty of murdering of a 16-year-old girl during a gay pride parade in Jerusalem.

Shira Banki died after she was stabbed in the back by Yishai Schlissel.

She was one of seven people attacked during the July 2015 event in the city centre.

Her family said the "magical" teenager was marching "to support her friends' right to live as they choose".

Schlissel, flanked by two security guards at Jerusalem Magistrates' Court

Schlissel had only been released from prison three weeks earlier after having served a 10-year sentence for a similar attack in 2005, in which three people were injured.

He had spoken out against the parade after regaining his freedom.

In a letter posted online he complained of the "abomination" of such an event being held in the city and the need to stop it, even at the cost of one's life.

An Israeli court also convicted him of a further six counts of attempted murder over the stabbings.

When he was charged in August last year, he reportedly told the court in Jerusalem: "The pride parade must be stopped in order for the soul of Shira Banki to ascend to heaven,

"If you care for her well-being ... you must stop cursing against God. The parade marchers are bringing great harm upon the nation of Israel."

Israeli police were criticised after the attack for allowing him to infiltrate the parade.

Six senior officers were later removed from their posts.