Unnamed child’s return to UK refused over grave harm risk

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The Court of Appeal dismissed a father’s appeal and upheld the refusal to return his daughter to the UK, reported on 28 April 2023.

The parties were not identified by court order. The child’s mother had brought her from England to Ireland in 2022 after alleging domestic violence by the father.

The father denied the allegations and sought the child’s return under the Hague Convention. The Court of Appeal was satisfied that the mother faced a grave risk and found the father had breached English court orders intended to protect her.