To wonder what happens? Parents of Children commit serious crime.

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PassingStranger · 11/04/2025 13:38

Not sure if anyone will know but.
In cases where children/teens commit serious crime/murder do the parents get to keep their other children if they have them?

Do they go into care, or are they subject to any parenting orders or anything..
Just wondered?

For example James Bulgers killers, if they had younger siblings do they stay with the parents?

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thewashingneverends · 11/04/2025 13:51

I have no idea, but surely not all parents of children who commit a serious crime are responsible for their child's actions and like PP said I'd hope it would be on a case by case basis

Do you think the parents are somehow responsible and they should have their other children removed from their care?

OhHellolittleone · 11/04/2025 13:51

It’s a fact. They are not going to automatically have children taken away, but SC will be involved, so they might see a need.

therealtrunchbull · 11/04/2025 13:51

Well it obviously depends on the risk of harm to the other child. No, there isn’t a blanket rule, of course there isn’t.

WilfredsPies · 11/04/2025 13:50

PassingStranger · 11/04/2025 13:48

Is that fact or a guess??

It’s a fact that it’s not a blanket rule.

WilfredsPies · 11/04/2025 13:50

My understanding is the same as @CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair
They’ll look at the family and if they’re all perfectly normal and average with one child having done a terrible thing, then no. If they’re letting their DC run wild an/or their parenting could explain the child’s crime, then that’s probably going to have a different outcome.

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PassingStranger · 11/04/2025 13:48

Is that fact or a guess??

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 11/04/2025 13:45

It’s not a blanket rule. Social services would be involved and they’d look at the family and make a judgement based on what was going on.

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