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The Family Court found that allegations of sexual abuse, failure to protect, forced marriage and honour-based harm were not proved, so threshold was not crossed.
A Local Authority v A Mother & Ors [2026] EWFC 102 (B) (09 April 2026)
Fact-finding judgment in care proceedings: the local authority failed to prove sexual abuse, failure to protect, or forced marriage and honour-based harm.
In a fact-finding hearing, the court held that C’s catastrophic injuries were inflicted by her father, Mr F, and made no failure-to-protect finding against her mother.
CA & Anor, Re (Fact Finding and Welfare: Rib Fractures) [2026] EWFC 17 (B) (11 February 2026)
The Family Court found CB suffered five rib fractures caused by FB through excessive bear hugging, met threshold under the Children Act 1989, and ordered CA to live with FA and CB with the maternal grandparents.
C, In the Matter Of [2026] EWFC 33 (B) (29 January 2026)
In care proceedings, the court found C’s injuries were inflicted by her father. The mother was not a perpetrator, but failed to protect and seek treatment.
On balance of probabilities, the father inflicted injuries to all three children (J, K, and L), including fractures and bruises. The mother was not responsible for the injuries but failed to protect by not recognising or acting on the likelihood that the father was the perpetrator. Both parents engaged in mutual domestic abuse, but allegations of sexual abuse by the father were not proved.
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On the balance of probabilities, the court found that the father (CD) sexually abused N and O as minors as alleged. Their accounts were consistent, credible, and emotionally compelling, with no evidence of collusion or motive to fabricate. Discrepancies in sleeping arrangements were not determinative given the passage of time. The mother (AB) did not fail to protect or collude in the abuse but failed to consider the allegations or the risk posed by the father, raising concerns about her ability to protect the children in future. Threshold under s31 Children Act 1989 is met for all children du…
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The local authority failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that N was raped or sexually abused by her brother M or anyone else, or that the parents failed to protect N or her siblings. The evidence was inconsistent, lacked corroboration, and showed N was uncertain whether events were real or dreamed. None of the threshold allegations were proved; the parents' responses were reasonable given the circumstances and cultural context. No findings of harm or risk attributable to parental care were established.
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On the balance of probabilities, S's head and rib injuries were inflicted by F in a momentary loss of control, not accidental. The medical evidence does not support the parents' explanations. Both parents lied to professionals, with M failing to protect S and misleading professionals for at least two weeks. The threshold for significant harm under s.31 Children Act 1989 is met.
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The court found, on the balance of probabilities, that FA inflicted multiple non-accidental injuries upon EAU, including physical and emotional abuse and exposure to drugs and alcohol. MO and MGF were aware of the injuries and failed to protect EAU, delaying his return and attempting to obscure the facts. The evidence of MO and FA was unreliable and manipulative. The findings crossed the statutory threshold for intervention in respect of all four children, who were likely to suffer significant harm in the care of MO and FA due to physical abuse, emotional harm, domestic abuse, drug use, and n…
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