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Did anyone watch Real story tonight??

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 22:50

I was in tears :(

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 22:59

It was about a couple who lost their three children to forced adoption \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/4757959.stm\ see here} SS said that they had abused their son and they removed the children from their care, after 1 year the children were taken for adoption. There is a strong family link to the disease OI (brittle bones) She is also pregnant again, but she faces the possiblity of the baby being taken away too. I was so touch by this, I was sobbing...

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tortoiseshell · 15/05/2006 22:59

me too

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:01

It's so sad, even if she proves her innocence, she will not get her children back.. :(

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Ledodgyherring · 15/05/2006 23:01

Oh God no I didn't watch it am glad I didn't, City Hospital had me in tears this morning so I would have been a wreck watching this. Where they the same couple that were on This Morning today? I didn't see this either but saw the trailer.

bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:02

is there no way she can get them back?
I saw her on This Morning and it has haunted me all day. It could happen to anyone.

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:03

BTW my DD2 had one of those fractures when she was 2, she went down a slide funny.. she doesn't have OI, but made me realised that I could have been accused of abuse.

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:04

No, it said that she will not get her children back.. I am still very upset by this...

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amber5 · 15/05/2006 23:07

very moved by this too, adn i'm a social worker..
Saw them on this morning and thought they were very un-emotional, but saw a little of this evenings programme nad was more convinced by them as a whole family. did anyone catch whether the three children were still togther??? i got the impression they probably wern't Sad

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:09

What got me was when the voice over said 'in 2004 the children were put up for adoption' it was then that i realised it was so final.. :(:(

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bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:10

how can the social workers claim ot be working in the children's best interests? They are wicked bastards (not all sws of course)

amber5 · 15/05/2006 23:11

(thanx bunny)

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:11

Someone I know, her son died of cot death, 6 hours later SS turned up and removed her other children, she didn;t get them back.. the kids went to live with their father.

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:16

whoops Bunny, I think you have put your foot in it there.. Grin

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:18

FWIW amber5, I don;t think that all SW are bastards (my lil sis is a family support worker at SS) but I do think that they get it wrong sometimes.

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bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:19

amber i did say not all sws. But some do abuse their power. What they did here was evil.

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:20

What I don;t understand is WHY she wasn;t offered a DNA test, they would have prove their innocence or guilt.

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bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:22

apparently a dna test wasnt regarded as appropriate or useful as she had no clinical/physical signs of brittle bone disease and therefore didnt have it.

bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:23

they didnt take into account the fact that her mother/siblings have brittle bone. I cant understand why.

chipkid · 15/05/2006 23:24

I think everyone has to realise that social workers sometimes have a very difficult judgment call to make-take action and get it wrong-don't take action and have a death on your hands followed by a public enquiry (Victoria Climbie)and calls for your head on a platter for being so negligent!
sometimes the whole story isn't known straight away-and social workers have to act to protect the vulnerable.

amber5 · 15/05/2006 23:24

Smile it was meant nicely honest!!!Smile

things written can so easily be misinterpreted can't they - no offence taken or intended.

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SparklyGothKat · 15/05/2006 23:25

Did I hear right that Real story will be following their story??

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bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:25

Smile good. I didnt mean to offend Blush

amber5 · 15/05/2006 23:26

why didn't they test childB? also i know it's too late - but has anyone asked whether he is continuing to have injuries consistent with OI?

bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:27

I hope Real Story follow the story. I hope there is a happy ending at least with the new baby.

bunny3 · 15/05/2006 23:28

they asked that on This Morning amber,but didnt have an answer.

Anyway Im off to bed.gnight