Cases

Birmingham City Council v H

Facts

The respondent child (S) was the third child of the first and second respondents. Their first child died aged 4 months. Their second child was adopted and in the adoption proceedings the court made a finding that the couple's first child had been killed by the mother who was also found to be an untruthful witness. The parents opposed a final care order. The court ordered expert reconsideration of whether the mother had intentionally inflicted harm on her first child. The court also considered the question of publicity. Counsel for the BBC applied for an anonymised copy of the judgment and for previous judgments in the case.

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