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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Summers

Father in UK charged with rape made party to child’s care proceedings

The Royal Courts of Justice in London.
The Royal Courts of Justice in London. Photograph: Alamy

A father without parental responsibility who has been charged with two counts of rape – and amid an allegation his son was conceived of rape – has won an appeal to be made party to care proceedings concerning the boy.

The man, who is also the paternal uncle of the child’s mother, brought the appeal against a decision made by her honour Judge Wright to refuse his application to be joined in proceedings relating to the 11-year-old.

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