question #1 Sahih al-Bukhari 2413, Book 44, Hadith 4 : What is the significance of confession in Islamic justice?

A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. The girl was asked who had crushed her head,
and some names were mentioned before her, and when the name of the Jew was mentioned, she
nodded agreeing. The Jew was captured and when he confessed, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that his head be
crushed between two stones.