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French woman wanted on child abduction charge appears before High Court
Summary
A French woman, whose name is withheld for legal reasons, appeared before the High Court in Dublin on 10 May 2016. She is wanted by French authorities on child‑abduction charges relating to her now 17‑year‑old autistic son. The extradition warrant also alleges she failed to comply with a French court order to hand the boy over to his father. The woman was held at the Dochas Centre and was granted bail with a €75,000 surety. In the hearing before Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, she explained that she flew to Ireland with her son a day after she was due to return him, fearing he might be institutionalised if he returned to his father. Counsel for the Minister for Justice, Mr Vincent Heneghan, argued that the warrant concerned abduction of a minor and failure to deliver a child, but noted the boy was over 16, so the offence would be false imprisonment.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: French woman wanted on child abduction charge appears before High Court. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 5 2015 Incident
- September 2015 Incident
- December 17 2015 Incident
- June 2 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-05-10 Publication
Why: Counsel said that just because a parent does not bring a child to a particular time and place by an order, it does not mean they have falsely imprisoned the child. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
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