A mother successfully appealed to the High Court against a previous decision allowing her child to stay overnight with her father, who had raped and abused her. The court, led by Mr. Justice Peel, found that the father’s history of coercive and violent behavior posed potential risks to the child, referred to as Amy. The judge reduced the father’s contact to alternate Tuesdays after school and Saturdays, emphasizing that the gravity of the allegations warranted a reconsideration of overnight contact, which was deemed unsafe.
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Toddler in hospital after dog attack at child’s birthday party
A young child is in hospital after a dog attack during a birthday party in Hardwick, Stockton-On-Tees. The toddler, aged two to three, sustained non-life-threatening head and arm injuries and was taken to University Hospital of North Tees. Cleveland Police have seized the dog, reportedly a Pitbull cross, and taken it to specialist kennels while investigating the incident, which occurred on Chopwell Close, with eyewitnesses describing the situation as alarming. Full Article
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