Hello all. Found this site when googling if I can call social services in the uk anonymously. Heres the thing.
A good friend of mine has a 8 year old daughter. Shes been taken off the mother and lives with her gran. The dad has her all weekend and she never wants to go back, wants to live with her daddy. Now hes shown me texts from his daughter and shes saying shes so sad she wants to cry etc. Shes in bed with the gran because her uncle is using her bedroom and has been for some time.
So she has nowhere to play or have her own space. She cant video call her dad due to lack of privacy, shes basically a prisoner.
The grans in her 70's and just leaves her on youtube with her phone. The kids got no life whatsoever apart from when she goes to her dads.
My point is, and sorry its long winded, but I think this is neglect. The dads heart broken and has to keep his messages age appropriate obviously and also has to be aware that these messages will be read by the gran and mother but basically he wants to say look, I want you here too and I am fighting for you.
I have told him to go for full custody but he feels the mother and family will fight that so his plan is that when the mother goes back to court to get the daughter back with her, thats when he fights for shared care or even custody. The little girl will 100% say she wants to live with her dad.
Anyway, could I call or email social services and tell them about the little girls feelings and her lack of own space and privacy etc but do it in a way the family dont think its the dad as this would make them stop his daughter staying at his on weekends