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Mother loses custody battle but will fight on

August 1, 2013 17:30
Beth Alexander with her sons, Samuel and Benji

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Anna Sheinman,

Anna Sheinman

1 min read

Beth Alexander, a British mother of four-year-old twins, is to appeal against the Viennese court decision which has given final custody to their father.

She said the decision had left her feeling as if she had been “convicted of a crime, although I know I am innocent”. She vowed to fight on in her long-running battle to gain care of the boys, Samuel and Benji.

The legal battle with their father, Austrian Dr Michael Schlesinger, began in 2011 when the couple split up.

Over the past two years, Ms Alexander has sought support from the Jewish community in her bid to overturn the Austrian court’s original decision to award custody to Dr Schlesinger.

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