Malka Leifer: Rape-accused ex-principal fit for extradition to Australia
Malka Leifer arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday/ An Israeli woman facing 74 child sex charges in Australia is mentally fit to face extradition, a court has ruled. Malka Leifer, the former principal of a Jewish girls' school in Melbourne, fled to Israel in 2008 after accusations were raised against her. Extradition hearings were delayed for two years as Ms Leifer, 54, said panic attacks prevented her coming to court. But a Jerusalem district court judge said expert opinion was followed in ruling Ms Leifer fit ...
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