Lia Malka's family confronted her ex-husband in court: "You murdered her"

The family of Lia Malka, who was killed in a car explosion on the Ayalon Highway in June, confronted her ex-husband Chen Cohen this morning before the indictment reading hearing. Family members shouted at him "You murdered her," and he replied "You did it." A protest was held outside the courtroom. Her father spoke about a lack of detail in the investigation. According to police suspicion, the motive for the murder was a difficult divorce process.

The family of Lia Malka, a 35-year-old from Rishon LeZion who was killed in a car explosion on the Ayalon Highway in June, confronted her ex-husband Chen Cohen this morning (Monday) before the indictment reading hearing at the Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court. Footage from the scene shows family members shouting at the ex-husband Cohen: "You murdered her," as he replied to them: "You did it." Outside the courtroom, a protest was held by her relatives, with signs bearing the inscription "Justice for Lia. Your smile will forever be etched in our hearts." Her father, Yaakov, said: "They don't give us much detail about what's happening, there isn't much progress." In a Kan News broadcast in June, it was reported that police suspect the motive for the murder was a difficult divorce process she was undergoing with her ex-husband, who was later arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder. A family member posted on social media about the series of threats Malka faced from her ex-husband: "The murderer threatened her and my uncles for a while, and continued to walk free and plan the murder. No one stopped him."