Monday, April 26, 2010

Mom accused of cuddling her child

A UK newspaper reports:
A mother alleged to have 'emotionally abused' her daughter by telling her she was born by caesarean has fled to Ireland with the child.

Fearing that social workers would take her daughter away, Shahnaz Malik smuggled five-year-old Amaani out of the country.

After allegations that included Mrs Malik cuddling Amaani for too long while dropping her off at nursery, social services placed the little girl on a 'child protection plan' and scheduled a child mental health assessment.

But using tickets booked under assumed names, Mrs Malik and her daughter caught a ferry to Ireland from a Welsh port.

Police arrested her husband for obstructing their investigation, and raided their Birmingham home in the hunt for Amaani.

Detectives even removed toothbrushes from their home to obtain DNA, in case the pair had been murdered.

Mrs Malik, who has a masters degree in social policy and has lived in Britain all her life, plans to stay in Ireland with her daughter until the family can raise enough money to start a new life in Dubai, out of the reach of the UK social services. ...

The family are being supported by Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming, who campaigns against abuses in the family courts.

He said: 'This whole case is madness. There is no reason for the state to be involved in this little girl's life in this way.'
Several years ago, I would not have believed this story.

13 comments:

Dan Brewington said...

I'm with you. There's nothing that would surprise me anymore.

Living It, Loving It said...

Wow, outrageous.

George said...

What is really outrageous is that the public has learned to accept such outrages.

shahnaz malik said...
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Anonymous said...

it's like the Salem Witch Trials or the Spanish Inquisition. I guess the Nanny State syndrome is becoming a world-wide phenomenon. Thanks for filling us in with more details and best of luck to your family.

George said...

I do hope that people are held responsible for what they have done.

Dr Julian Chilvers - West Midlands Health Service said...
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George said...

I have been informed that the Julian Chilvers message is a forgery, and that he has nothing to do with the case. Please ignore it.

George said...

I deleted some messages because they contained some dubious and possibly malicious personal info.