Father’s Chilling Denial: Calls Daughter’s Death a ‘Mistake,’ Not Murder

On September 5, 2025, Nissim Bouaron, a father from Dimona, Israel, whose daughter, Chaya Mushka, died in a horrific incident when she was left in a car due to his complete negligence, resulting in her death. In a raw and emotional post on September 7, Bouaron addressed the public, refusing to accept accountability for what many consider murder due to his failure to check the vehicle, treating it instead as a simple mistake.

“I am the father who forgot his daughter in the car,” he wrote, confronting harsh comments like, “Who gave them a license? If they went to jail, this wouldn’t happen. You forgot the child but not your phone.” He claimed there was no stress that day: “I came home with my three little ones from kindergarten. Chaya Mushka sat beside me. The kids went upstairs, my wife came home from work, and the older two arrived from their bus. I always check the car, but this time, for three hours or more, it slipped my mind. A part of our minds just blanked.” For three hours this family failed to notice one of their children was missing, meanwhile she was dying while trapped in the car.

Bouaron reflected on his daughter, writing, “I want to say to G-d and Chaya Mushka: thank you. Thank you for every moment I fed you with a spoon, feeling your lips close around it. Thank you for every cry in the middle of the night, for every minute I didn’t sleep because of you.” At Soroka Hospital, hearing other children’s cries brought bittersweet comfort: “It was the most beautiful melody in the world. I knew it was the most painful for a mother, but also the sweetest sound, one only those in silence can understand.”

Deflecting blame, he stated, “It’s okay to argue, to shout, even to blame. I’ll handle it, no less than you handle your own self-blame. I’m made of different material.” He urged empathy: “Don’t forget those suffering quietly, unnoticed. Talk to a soldier back from war, be there for them. Everyone’s to blame, Netanyahu, the Attorney General, the media. But what’s my share in this? I love every one of Israel’s people. Let’s love, let’s embrace, let’s notice the unheard.” The sheer lack of accountability is astounding as the father attempts to steer the post onto politics rather than the tragic death of his own daughter that he himself caused.

Bouaron’s refusal to accept responsibility has drawn criticism for downplaying the negligence that led to his daughter’s death. “On Friday, I lost Chaya Mushka, and I am not guilty! Explode if you want, I’m not ashamed to say I’m not to blame,” he declared. “You live with your guilt; I’ll keep living despite it. I’ll keep bringing light, seeing the invisible youth in Dimona no one notices, not parents, not teachers. They’re not guilty either. I’ll keep bringing life and light, making mistakes, navigating the stormy sea of life, smiling despite losing my daughter. And you? Will you keep blaming?” His stance, viewed by many as an outrageous denial of accountability, has intensified public debate about parental responsibility and the devastating consequences of such oversights.