Daughter of Slain Woman Claims Police Ignored Abuse Warnings

The 38-year-old Nania Kaleb was murdered in Beersheba on October 11, with her husband now detained on suspicion of the crime. The couple's three children, aged 22, 16, and 5, are now orphaned. The eldest daughter, Banchi, told Ynet that her mother had repeatedly refused to file complaints against her husband, despite his alleged violence towards her and the children, including threats with a knife. Banchi stated that police visited their home multiple times to check on reports of domestic violence, but Nania always insisted her husband was the father of her children and she wished him no harm.

According to Banchi, her mother worked three jobs to provide for the children and dreamed of buying a house to live separately from her husband, with whom she had been married for 25 years. Banchi urged other women in abusive relationships to overcome their fear and report their partners' behavior. She also revealed that in the months leading up to the murder, the family had approached Beersheba social services seeking therapy for the father, with Banchi sending a message in September asking for him to be placed in a clinic or shelter.

A Magistrate Court judge in Beersheba, Asif Gil, issued a gag order on the suspect's personal details at the police's request, citing investigative needs. Banchi expressed outrage at this decision, arguing it was unjust to conceal the alleged perpetrator's identity while revealing the victim's. She described her father as a pathological liar who manipulated people against her mother.

Moshe, Banchi's partner, corroborated the accounts of the father's violent behavior, recounting a call to the municipal social welfare department before Rosh Hashanah where they reported the father had threatened the family. He stated that the social worker indicated no urgent action would be taken unless there was a direct threat to life, and that their calls were ignored.

Banchi and Moshe plan to fund therapy for Nania's two younger children. Banchi, who was set to begin law studies at the Academic Center in Kiryat Ono, has postponed her education to care for her siblings, fulfilling her mother's wish for her to achieve more in life.