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Anisa Mohamed Ibrahim and Andrew Confente

international investigation: Ibrahim, who alleges that she is a victim of domestic violence, fled the family Manchester home in 2010 and made her way to Hamilton, according to Hamilton Spectator. After a five-year international investigation, she and the boys were found living under assumed names in Hamilton on Aug. 13. Anisa Mohamed Ibrahim, 36, is accused of unlawful abduction of her children and defying a U.K. court order that granted her ex-husband Abdul Abubakar access to their sons, now eight and 10. Her lawyer, Andrew Confente, said Ibrahim consented to the extradition in court a week ago. "I think she wanted to deal with these charges and make a full answer and defence in the U.K.," Confente said. "I think her motivation was her kids being sent back and to continue the case in family court there." Justice Department spokesperson Andrew Gowing said Friday Ibrahim had not yet been removed from Canada. Her children were with their father in England as Ibrahim sat in detention here awaiting extradition. Numerous members of Hamilton Somali community have attended her various court dates to show support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.