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UK man jailed after refusing to grant his wife a Jewish religious divorce

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Published: 5 April 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Man from Manchester area receives 18-month sentence for controlling or coercive behaviour after court hears he withheld ‘gett’

Salford man jailed after refusing to grant his wife Jewish religious divorce (Guardian)
Alan Moher receives 18-month sentence for controlling or coercive behaviour after court hears he withheld ‘gett’

Man jailed for not granting Jewish divorce to wife (BBC)

Fighting Austrian court and heartbreak, UK mum renews decade-long battle to see kids (Times of Israel)
Whirlwind romance turns nightmarish for Beth Alexander as judges in Vienna continue to bar all access to her twin 12-year-old sons; UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis gives unwavering support

Photo: Alan Moher was jailed and ordered to pay $A19,000 costs (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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