Former MK Oren Hazan Breaks Down on TV Over Massive Toddler Abuse Scandal
Former MK Oren Hazan and panelist Dana Zarmon broke down in tears on Keshet 12 following a massive daycare abuse indictment in Lod involving over 400 charges against three staff members.
A deeply emotional moment unfolded on Keshet 12's morning program when panelist and content creator Dana Zarmon broke down in tears during an interview with former Knesset member Oren Hazan. Hazan, whose two children attended the Luchik daycare in Ariel, recounted the severe abuse detailed in a recently filed indictment and the alarming behavioral changes he now observes in his children.
"I am speechless, my heart aches physically," Zarmon said through tears, describing the acts outlined in the indictment as a terrorist attack. She later exclaimed, "If there is no real change in how we treat our children, this will end in a disaster. What needs to happen here, for a child to be murdered in a kindergarten? And then someone will wake up?"
Indictment Details and Charges
These remarks came a day after the State Attorney's Office filed an indictment at the Central District Court in Lod against Natalia Kiselvsky, the daycare director, and two caregivers, Darina Chalufa and Anna Pegelsky. The three are charged with more than 400 counts of abuse and assault involving 17 infants and toddlers aged six months to three years. According to the indictment, the acts included suffocating, tying up, force-feeding, and locking children in a dark room.
Hazan shared that he initially avoided watching the surveillance footage gathered from the daycare, fearing he would not be able to cope with what he would see. He noted that the descriptions he heard during court hearings were so severe that watching just a single video was enough to grasp the gravity of the events.
Behavioral Signs and Parental Distress
One of the most painful moments of the interview came when Hazan described the shift in his children's behavior. According to him, they refuse to be covered with blankets at night after allegedly being tied up and suffocated with blankets at the daycare. He also recounted that his daughter began hitting herself in the face and mimicking choking motions, behaviors that took on a harrowing new meaning for the family following the exposure of the affair.
The case came to light following a report by an instructor who arrived at the daycare as part of her work and noticed unusual conduct. Following the complaint, the police launched an extensive investigation that gathered and reviewed thousands of hours of security footage. The investigation culminated in an indictment, and prosecutors have asked to keep the three defendants in custody until the legal proceedings conclude.
