A 13-year-old boy has taken his parents to court after they sent him from the United Kingdom to Africa and enrolled him in a boarding school.
The boy, who cannot be identified, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organisation, alleging that his parents had “physically and emotionally abandoned” him.
His parents reportedly made the decision out of concern that he was becoming involved in gangs in London—claims the teenager “denies in the strongest terms.”
DailyMail reports that at a hearing that began on Tuesday, his lawyers requested that a judge order his return to the UK, where he has lived since birth.
However, lawyers representing the boy’s father argued that he should remain in Africa, asserting that the decision to “relocate” him was “a proper exercise of parental responsibility.”
The boy’s counsel, Deirdre Fottrell KC, argued that the parents’ decision to send their 13-year-old son to Africa was a disproportionate response to a perceived risk of gang involvement. She described the situation as emotionally, psychologically, and possibly physically h@rmful for the boy, who was sent abroad without warning or consultation. [SWIPE]
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