Suffer Little Children: Woman in Jerusalem child-starving case released

Israeli authorities have agreed to release an ultra-Orthodox woman detained on suspicion of child abuse, in a move that may end days of rioting in the capital.

An Israeli court Friday agreed to allow the woman to stay at the home of a rabbi, under the condition that she undergo psychiatric evaluation and pay a $100,000 bail.

The woman is accused of starving her three-year-old child to a weight of seven kilograms.

Her arrest sparked violent protests in Jerusalem by ultra-Orthodox Jews who defend the woman and accuse authorities of persecuting the religious community.

Agencies

Published by Mike Hitchen,
Putting principles before profits
Israel Child Abuse