A Council v LG & Ors

The mother is culpable for the puncture wound and fractures sustained by LS, having failed to provide truthful accounts and given multiple false explanations. The court found no credible alternative explanation for the injuries other than the mother's responsibility. The mother poses a grave risk of physical, emotional, and psychological harm to her children.

Parties: Applicant: A Council; First Respondent: LG; Second Respondent: DS; Third Respondent: GS and LS (by their Children’s Guardian)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 01 April 2014
Procedural Posture: Care Proceedings / Fact Finding Hearing
Outcome: Findings of fact made against the mother; final orders to be determined at a later hearing.
Legal Topics: Care Proceedings, Factitious Disorder by Proxy, Non Accidental Injury, Threshold Criteria, Parental Responsibility

Family Law Child Protection Care Proceedings Factitious Disorder by Proxy Non Accidental Injury Threshold Criteria Parental Responsibility

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Parties

A Council

Applicant

First Respondent

Second Respondent

GS and LS (by their Children’s Guardian)

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Care Proceedings / Fact Finding Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Whether the mother fabricated or induced illness in LS
2 Whether the mother gave truthful accounts of injuries to GS and LS
3 Whether the mother is culpable for non-accidental injuries to LS

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Findings of fact made against the mother; final orders to be determined at a later hearing.