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Jerusalem Daycare Director and Aide Released to House Arrest in Case of Two Infant Deaths

The probe now includes abuse suspicions, with the medical cause still undetermined pending toxicology.

Overview

  • The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered nine days of house arrest for Miriam Friedman and Mali Shmuel under restrictive conditions.
  • The ruling bars childcare employment for 45 days, prohibits contact with parents and others in the case for 30 days, and keeps both away from the daycare.
  • Police are investigating reckless manslaughter and negligent supervision and later added suspicions of abuse, assault of a minor, and leaving a child without supervision.
  • Autopsies and toxicology results are pending and expected to take weeks, leaving the cause of the infants' deaths unresolved.
  • A bereaved mother testified in court that the caregivers are innocent, and multiple parents issued a public letter supporting the staff as a religious group announced a protest.