Salford man jailed after refusing to grant his wife Jewish religious divorce

Alan Moher receives 18-month sentence for controlling or coercive behaviour after court hears he withheld get'

The owner of a property company has been jailed for 18 months for controlling or coercive behaviour after refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce.

Alan Moher, 57, from Salford, separated from his wife, Caroline, in 2016 after 21 years, with the pair later being granted a divorce in a family court in 2019. But she is unable to remarry in a synagogue without a get" - a document that formally recognises the end of marriage in the Orthodox Jewish faith.