Judge Criticizes Police After Releasing Mother Arrested Over Viral Video
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
A Haifa judge ordered the immediate release of a mother arrested on suspicion of child abuse after police mistakenly identified her from a viral video. Judge Zvi Shreier criticized police for failing to investigate the mother's explanation and holding her overnight. The video showed a woman with a child tied by a leash, leading to an investigation and arrest. The mother, a psychologist, was released after it was confirmed she was not the woman in the footage.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A Haifa judge ordered the immediate release of a mother wrongly arrested over a viral child abuse video.
- The mother, a psychologist, was identified incorrectly by police after the video surfaced Monday.
- Judge Zvi Shreier criticized police for failing to investigate the mother's explanation.
- The video showed a woman walking with a child tied by a leash in Haifa.
- The mother was held overnight despite the investigation concluding earlier.
A Haifa Magistrate's Court judge ordered the immediate release of a mother arrested on suspicion of child abuse, after it was revealed she was not the woman seen in a viral video. The video, which circulated on Monday, showed a woman walking with a child tied to her by a leash in Haifa's Carmel Tzarfati neighborhood. Police arrested the mother on Tuesday, but during a court hearing, it emerged that she was not the individual in the footage. Judge Zvi Shreier heavily criticized the police's conduct, stating that the mother, a psychologist, had provided an explanation for the video that was not adequately investigated. "The investigating unit, for reasons known to them, did not see fit to perform a basic, elementary, and critical investigative action for the continuation of the investigation in the case, and that is examining the suspect's claims," the judge stated. The defense, representing the mother, requested her release, which the judge granted, ordering her handcuffs removed and her immediate release. The investigation began after police received the video, which was published by Lee Ayash of i24NEWS, raising suspicions of abuse. Police had initially intended to request an extension of her detention, but the court's findings led to her release. The mother had been held overnight despite the investigation concluding at 6:30 PM the previous day.
