A Bnei Brak resident was arrested on Thursday evening for allegedly dripping drops of a substance suspected of being cannabis oil into his two-month-old baby's feeding tube in Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. On Friday morning, his arrest was extended for three days, Ynet reported.
He reportedly kidnapped the then-8-day-old premature baby from the Sourasky Medical Center NICU in Tel Aviv about two months ago.
He was caught with the baby in the basket of his bicycle, having cycled 10 kilometers with the infant until he reached Sheba Medical Center. Sources at Sheba said they were surprised that the baby was still alive when the man arrived.
A spokesperson for the hospital stated that they are "continuing to dedicatedly treat the baby who came to [them] two months ago and are fully cooperating with the police."
Upon receiving the report, the police immediately arrested the man. The mother is at home with her five children and a social worker has reportedly been involved in the case.Advocate Polina Surin, who represents the father said, "This is a very dedicated father who has been at his son's bedside for over two months, and all his actions stem from his deep concern for his son's condition. It is important to emphasize that his actions led to an improvement in the son's medical condition and he acted after reading many studies on the positive effect of cannabis oil on neurological disorders from which he suffers. Unfortunately, the HaShalom Court did not accept our claims and we are appealing to the District Court. "The appeal was accepted on Friday and the father has been released under house arrest until July 17.