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Father abducted children and kept them abroad for four years

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 45‑year‑old man was found to have abducted his children and kept them abroad for four years, separating them from their mother. The court heard that the man had taken the children out of Ireland without consent on 8 November 2014 at Dublin Airport, and that he had pleaded guilty to four charges of taking them abroad. The children, now aged eight to 15, were returned to their mother in October 2018 after the mother contacted the court. The man had no prior convictions and had no contact with the children since their return, except a single phone call with his son on a birthday. The maximum penalty for each charge is seven years. Judge Cormac Quinn ordered a Probation Service report, remanded the man on continuing bail, and adjourned the case to 29 May for a plea in mitigation. The mother and children declined to give victim impact statements.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father abducted children and kept them abroad for four years. Charges or matters: four charges of taking his children out of the country without consent at Dublin Airport on November 8, 2014. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 8, 2014 Other
• October 2018 Other
• May 29 Adjournment
• 2019-02-26 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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