The Latest Breaking News from Malka Leifer

An Australian jury has retired to consider their verdicts following the six-week trial of a former principal of a Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls school accused of molesting three sisters

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts on 27 sexual abuse charges against former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.

During closing arguments in the sex abuse trial of the former principal of an ultra-orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne, defence barrister Ian Hill calls the alleged victims' credibility into question, accusing one woman of telling "blatant lies".

Prosecutors have closed their sexual abuse case against former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer, urging jurors to convict her of 27 charges.

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer, who is accused of sexually abusing three former students.

As the County Court trial nears its conclusion, prosecutors say three sisters who have accused former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer of sexual abuse are credible witnesses, even though their allegations about what happened have changed over the years.

Two of the 29 charges against former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer are dropped as the sex abuse trial nears its conclusion.

A former Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal on trial for alleged sexual abuse has had two of the 29 charges against her struck out.

One of three sisters who were allegedly sexually abused by ultra-Orthodox former principal Malka Leifer was distraught when exposing her, a social worker says.