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Cathy Owen

Tiny baby's family claim he was taken into care after medics misread scans of his leg and rib

A family has claimed that their premature baby was taken into care for 26 days because a scan was misread. The baby's parents say they took their six-month-old son to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport after an accidental fall while they were changing him.

After CT scans were taken, the family claim they were told there was a discrepancy on his left leg, and a mark was found on one of his ribs.

The boy's parents, who have not been named, told BBC Wales that after the tests that were taken on January 19, 2020, police and social workers became involved, and they were told that they had to willingly place their child in care to retain parental rights.

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