Lia Malka's family in court Threats hearing postponed

Oct 5

Uri Sela reports the morning's confrontation between Lia Malka's relatives and her estranged husband Chen Cohen at Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court. The family accuses him of her killing, and he retorts that they did it; neither accusation is established. Lia died after a half-kilogram bomb exploded in her car on the Ayalon Highway about four months earlier, leaving a young daughter. Cohen remains a murder suspect but this proceeding concerns alleged threats in messages to Lia and her family. His arraignment is postponed until the following month at his request. The report says he was released from custody because of investigative difficulties. Her father Yaakov calls for protection against further threats. Domestic-homicide figures are attributed to the Michal Sela Forum rather than treated as a case finding.

At Chen Cohen's threats-case arraignment, Lia Malka's family accuses him of her murder and he counters that they did it. Neither claim is established. The court grants his request to postpone the arraignment until November. Kan distinguishes the threats indictment from the unresolved murder suspicion and includes her father's safety concerns.