{"id":10763,"date":"2017-06-22T21:49:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=10763"},"modified":"2025-06-30T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:11:24","slug":"bexley-children-finally-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/bexley-children-finally-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Bexley children finally go home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Four<\/a>
Four children wrongly taken into care by the London Borough of Bexley have finally gone home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four children from a family rent apart by false allegations two years ago have finally gone home.<\/p>\n

In early March 2017 Judge Diane Redgrave approved an agreement worked out between counsel for the parents, Hilary Pollock, and the London Borough of Bexley. \u00a0Bexley returned the children to their parents on 29th March.<\/p>\n

The Lord’s hand at work<\/h2>\n

The Lord’s hand was all over the case. He arranged for Christian solicitor Michael Phillips to instruct Miss Pollock. That proved inspired (of course) as the experienced family court barrister gained the agreement of Bexley to everything beneficial to the parents.<\/p>\n

But after the March hearing, Miss Pollock shared with this author that Bexley never expected the parents to get through the process. Nor\u00a0did they expect overnight stays in the family home organised for the children at Christmas 2016 and New Year 2017 to go as well as they did.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, from the threat of a contested hearing, where Bexley would have continued to oppose the children going home, the council changed their mind a week before the date. \u00a0Behind the scenes, the setting up of a new \u2018Back Together Team’ in the Borough in late 2016<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0possibly\u00a0had something to do with that.<\/p>\n

Bexley took children into care after false allegation<\/h2>\n

The family’s nightmare started in June 2015. \u00a0Their eldest boy, in his mid-teens, ran off after being caught out in a lie about his whereabouts.<\/p>\n

Upon being picked up by the police, he reported his parents for child cruelty. All four children were instantly taken into care. \u00a0The parents were charged and sent to the Crown Court. The only corroborating evidence was that of a doctor who saw a photo of a mark on the eldest boy’s body.<\/p>\n

\"Her<\/a>
Her Honour Judge Diane Redgrave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He thought\u00a0it could have been made by a metal implement. However, he never examined the boy himself, and none of the other children made any similar accusation. Moreover, the police found nothing resembling such an alleged item in the family’s home.<\/p>\n

Bexley social worker Judy Simon even contacted the mother’s place of work, a care home. \u00a0The call resulted in her being laid off. \u00a0Secondly,\u00a0Miss Simon\u00a0accused the father to his employers, British Transport Police. He was dismissed last year in another miscarriage of justice<\/a><\/strong>. He is currently appealing that dismissal.<\/p>\n

Judge Redgrave gave the astonishing advice to the parents to plead guilty in the Crown Court. She said this would help them have their children returned. That may have been correct. \u00a0If so, it raises yet more questions about the system. \u00a0Nevertheless,\u00a0father and mother\u00a0stuck to their guns and maintained their innocence. \u00a0On the eve of the Crown Court case their eldest son confirmed he had made it all up.<\/p>\n

Video: Christmas Ruined by Social Services<\/h2>\n
\"Bromley<\/a>
Bromley County Court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accordingly, the parents were acquitted. \u00a0Despite that, the children stayed in care. \u00a0Bexley Children’s Services callously told the parents they would need to apply to the court to have them returned<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The parents courageously told their story in a video on the Christian Voice YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>. It is called Christmas Ruined by Social Services<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Bexley’s reaction to the video was to threaten us with contempt of court proceedings if we did not take it down.<\/p>\n

Despite that, the video is still there and has had over 96,000 views to date.<\/p>\n

It must be said,\u00a0in March this year Judge Redgrave could not have been more constructive. \u00a0Discharging the Care Order, she congratulated the parents, saying they had \u2018worked very hard’. \u00a0She also\u00a0suggested activities to keep the eldest son occupied. He was \u2018Not the only teenager in the world’ to get into trouble, she said.<\/p>\n

Prayer answered<\/h2>\n

Christian Voice members prayed hard for this family and against the injustice they suffered. The father\u00a0says: \u2018Every day I see the smile and joy on my children’s faces I pray for those that helped me be a complete family man again. My children too pray for them when we all have our family prayers together. Help me to say a big thank you to them all.’<\/p>\n

If you prayed into this case, consider yourself thanked!<\/p>\n

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