The jury will consider the evidence presented during the six-week trial, with 27 allegations levelled against the former principal by sisters who attended her school.
The jury in the Malka Leifer child sex abuse trial has retired to consider its verdict, after hearing evidence over a six-week period.The jury in the Malka Leifer trial has retired to consider the 27 charges levelled against the former principalMrs Leifer has maintained her innocence and pleaded not guilty to all charges
County Court Judge Mark Gamble told the jurors they can only find Mrs Leifer guilty if the allegations are proved "beyond reasonable doubt".The jury now has the task of considering evidence heard over the last six weeks, and to deliver verdicts on each of the 27 charges. Allegations against her were raised in late 2007 or early 2008, when Ms Erlich made disclosures to a social worker in Israel.
Other than the sisters themselves, none of the witnesses at the trial testified seeing the alleged abuse take place.
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