‘Severely malnourished’ girl taken from her mother’s care

A girl has been taken from the care of a Welsh mother after she claimed the child was "severely malnourished". The mother broke down in tears as allegations were heard at a family court in Cardiff over the possibility of her having more contact with the five-year-old.

During the hearing, the judge, Mrs Justice Morgan, summarised the history of what she described as "a very unusual case". The girl was a baby when Vale of Glamorgan Council successfully applied to remove her from her mother's care because she was allegedly not being properly fed. The care order saw the girl ...