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Last update - 18:08 23/07/2008 Mother allegedly sent pre-teens to U.K. to avoid welfare officials By Roni Singer-Heruti, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: U.K. immigration, Israel The Tel Aviv District Court on Wednesday extended by a day the remand of a 38-year-old woman who is suspected of sending off her children, 12 and 9, alone on a flight to London. The woman's 12-year-old daughter has been in custody of U.K. immigration agents for about a month, after authorities discovered that their mother had put them on the plane without arranging for their supervision upon landing. The 9-year-old boy was located on Wednesday at the home of his friend's mother. Advertisement The mother was detained Tuesday on suspicion of negligence. Police began investigating the case after the Foreign Ministry was informed that the girl had arrived alone in London with no specified destination. Immigration authorities in the U.K. refused to permit the girl entry and requested she be sent back to her mother in Israel. However, the mother refused the request and claimed she had sent her daughter to take permanent residence with family friends in London. The immigration authorities then learned that the woman had sent her 9-year-old son a few days prior to the same family friends. British police discovered during an initial investigation that the address given to the children does not exist. Police suspect that the mother sent her children abroad for fear that they would be taken away by Israeli welfare agents due to domestic troubles. In his decision to extend the woman's remand, Judge Mordechai Peled recommended she undergo psychiatric evaluation. "The suspect gave a version of events that raise certain peculiarities generating the crucial need for a psychiatric check," Peled wrote. "The circumstances in general indicate neglect on the part of the complainant with regards to her children." Bookmark to del.icio.us   A hero or a pharaoh? An Iranian film praising Sadat's assassin has touched off a row between Egypt and Iran. Primary colors Barack Obama looks to reassure Jews of his commitment to Israeli security.   1.   what a good idea 13:44  |  Liz 23/07/08   2.   Evacuating the children from warzone? 14:09  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/07/08   3.   Desperate mother 14:19  |  Elmer Fudd 23/07/08   4.   England is a warzone! 14:56  |  Parent 23/07/08   5.   #4 Parent 15:24  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/08   6.   Of course the Chanalau Phenomenon sticks her long nose anywhere 15:25  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/07/08   7.   #6 Genuine Tosefta 15:49  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/08   8.   War Zone? 16:08  |  Palestinian Brit 23/07/08   9.   How is it that young unaccompanied children are able to leave? 16:16  |  Bruno 23/07/08   10.   Sick mother aids loony posters 17:23  |  Avrum 23/07/08   11.   Why Is Israel leaving British authorities to care for a 12 year o 17:57  |  Nina 23/07/08   12.   12 years old kid caught in procedural tug of authorities 18:46  |  H.H.M. 23/07/08   13.   Chris`s pipe dream 19:00  |  Gimpel the Fool 23/07/08   14.   CHANALAU.Read Mi5 reports on ongoing terrorist threats to Britain 22:32  |  PETER SM 23/07/08   15.   LINTHWAITE how does an Israeli passport facilitate move to Europe 22:34  |  PETER SM 23/07/08   16.   #15 Peter SM of melbourne Australia 23:08  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/08   17.   PAL BRIT lets spell it out for you.Islamist terrorists in Britain 23:59  |  PETER SM 23/07/08

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