REST IN PEACE LEIBY KLETZKY
Levi Aron, Child killer of Leiby Kletzky, Appears at Court Hearing on May 25, 2012
Borough Park madman Levi Aron accused of dismembering 8 year old Lieby Kletzky made a video appearence from Rikers Island. Aron has packed on the pounds while in jail.
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(Lean times: Aron, seen in an undated picture, 2nd below left, and first below left photo during his July 14, 2011 arraignments in Brooklyn criminal court in New York; the 5ft8 man has become heavy in his time at Rikers Island Prison as seen in center picture directly below of his video court appearance on May 25,2012).
Levi Aron, the confessed killer of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, appeared via video in court Friday and looked like he packed in about 50 pounds since his last hearing two months ago.
“He’s definitely not working out,” quipped a lawyer who saw his image in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
The accused child killer was sprawled in a chair at a small interview room, his gargantuan gut sticking out. He sat silently, but appeared less groggy than in previous appearances.
Aron, 36, is taking psychiatric medication, which can cause weight gain sometime. But the exact reason for his growing girth could not be determined.
He is charged with snatching the lost boy from a Borough Park, Brooklyn, street last July. He held Leiby for more than a day then smothered him and chopped up his body, according to his signed confession.
Levi's parents did not appear in court today, and Aron's lawyers declined comment.
Defense lawyer Howard Greenberg has said he intends to pursue an insanity defense for Aron.
