Children should be taken from care of woman facing jail, judge rules
Three children should be taken from the care of a woman who is facing jail after admitting conspiring to supply around £800,000 worth of amphetamines, a family court judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Keehan has concluded that all three youngsters – aged 16, 15 and three – should live with other relatives.
Detail of the case has emerged in a ruling by the judge following a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.
He said the woman was likely to receive a substantial prison sentence.
She had wanted the children to live with her – but had conceded that she could not care for them.
Mr Justice Keehan said no-one involved could be identified.
The judge said the children had different fathers.
He said Northamptonshire County Council had responsibility for the children’s welfare – and said social services staff had asked him to make decisions about the youngsters’ futures.
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