Woman, 62, extradited to Israel over abuse of disabled son
Suspect lost custody of her adult son after allegedly starving and chaining him, then kidnapped him from care facility and fled to Cyprus
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A woman suspected of severely abusing and then kidnapping her mentally disabled adult son from a care facility was extradited from Cyprus to Israel on Thursday.
An Israeli court had removed the son, who was in his late 20s, from the woman’s custody after authorities concluded she had starved him and tied him down with chains in their home for at least two years.
He was then placed in a care facility run by Akim, a nonprofit that administers shelters for the mentally disabled.
In April 2016, the woman kidnapped her son from the facility and fled with him to Cyprus, according to Israeli officials.
The son died during their stay in Cyprus from as-yet unknown causes. The woman is not a suspect in his death, officials said.
The woman, 62, was received by Israeli authorities on Thursday after a year-long process. She was initially arrested in Cyprus on October 27, 2017, in response to an Israeli extradition request. A Cypriot court ruled in August that she could be extradited.
Prosecutors plan to charge her with kidnapping from lawful custody, abuse of a helpless person, neglect of a dependent, illegal removal of a person from the country, and obstruction of both police and judicial proceedings.
The Times of Israel Community.