Israel delays ruling on accused Vic woman

An Israeli court says it will delay consideration of whether to extradite a former Melbourne school principal accused of sex crimes in Australia until a psychiatrist can review her case.

Australia wants 54-year-old Malka Leifer extradited after she fled to Israel after being accused of sexually abusing children while she was a teacher at a local school. Israeli police have said she is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition.

Read the story in The Courier.