A mum who blamed their children for poor living conditions after faeces were found smeared on the walls told a social worker: 'you can take them'
A mum who blamed their children for poor living conditions after faeces were found smeared on the walls told a social worker: "you can take them".
The parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, lived at home with their children who were all under the age of 16 - one of whom had a disability. One of the children had been found "locked in a room" and the parents had "made no improvements" to the upstairs area in one unannounced visit. Mr Hopkins added that both parents "put blame on the children" and "spoke negatively about them" as they said the children were "out of control".
The court heard there was "evidence of fundamental failure", to which His Honour Judge Flewitt KC replied: "It's not just failure to understand because they were offered advice and support and rejected it." Mr Hagerty added the mum, who appeared emotional in the dock, accepted her behaviour amounted to neglect and therefore cruelty and said she "didn't know how to parent properly". He added: "The saddest thing of all is she accepts these children will be happier now."
Judge Flewitt said they could not rely on "ignorance or inadequacy, given the support offered to you". He said: "It's a source of some relief those children are in foster care, they are cared for, they are happy."
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