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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales Family Court Decisions (other Judges) >> E, Re [2021] EWFC B5 (21 January 2021) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2021/B5.html Cite as: [2021] EWFC B5 |
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AND IN THE MATTER OF E
B e f o r e :
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A local authority |
Applicant |
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M G E (through her Children's Guardian) |
Respondents |
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Kay Swannack for the 1st Respondent
James Gascoigne for the 2nd Respondent
Sarah Walker for the Child
Hearing date: 21 January 2021
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Crown Copyright ©
Introduction
The Issues and the Evidence
My Decision
At the time proceedings were issued E was at risk of suffering from significant harm, such risk of harm being attributable to the care given and likely to be given not being what it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to the following concerns:
a. 1. On her left buttock she had an oblique longitudinal yellowy-brown bruise around 7cm in length and 1cm in width
b. In addition, on her left buttock, she had a round yellowy-brown bruise medial to the above bruise, 1cm in diameter.
c. Below her left eye, on her cheek, she has a fading blue bruise around 2-3cm in length.
The Mother admitted to the Doctor that she had hit E on her left cheek and left buttock. The mother has subsequently accepted that she smacked E twice, once on her face and once on her bottom. The mother states that she has never acted in such anger towards E The Doctor finds this admission consistent with E's injuries and concludes that there was bruising as a result of the Mother hitting E. The Doctor goes on to conclude that the injuries to E's face suggest excessive and inappropriate chastisement. E has suffered significant physical harm and emotional harm as the result of this.