BA flight stopped at LHR re-: child abduction
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BA flight stopped at LHR re-: child abduction
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The vast majority of child abductions involve a non-custodial parent. Given the arrestee is 'known to the child' it's probably safe to conclude that's what happened here. The Family court will have placed restrictions on the man's movements. If he defies those he'll be straight to chokey without passing go.
The Official Solicitor in London has a significantly sized team of staff devoted to this sort of work.
The Official Solicitor in London has a significantly sized team of staff devoted to this sort of work.
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From: A little South of North
I did gather all along that it might be the child's father or a family member involved, I was simply surprised that, considering the seriousness of the matter, the offender was released on bail.
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In this case I suspect that any rights he had to be alone with, or perhaps even see the child have been suspended until a full hearing. His name will be on a border control watch list so if he does try it again he won't get far. And he is hardly likely to abduct anyone else in the meantime. Given all that you'd have to ask what purpose would be served by pre-trial custody. The courts recognise the emotional distress suffered by all sides in family breakdowns and typically do their best not to compound it; offenders may well deserve prison but wherever possible that should be determined at trial.
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The FR24 track shows the aircraft pushing back 10 minutes late, but there's no evidence of it returning to T2 before taking off from 09L at 18:23. I suspect the gentleman was actually removed before pushback.
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No, not a BA flight (the linked article doesn't actually say that) - it was the regular Friday evening 18:00 Blue Air 1432 to BUH.
The FR24 track shows the aircraft pushing back 10 minutes late, but there's no evidence of it returning to T2 before taking off from 09L at 18:23. I suspect the gentleman was actually removed before pushback.
The FR24 track shows the aircraft pushing back 10 minutes late, but there's no evidence of it returning to T2 before taking off from 09L at 18:23. I suspect the gentleman was actually removed before pushback.
