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Dad 'Shocked' Kids Were Taken Away After He Fed Them Poisonous Mushrooms
The court cited lack of utilities, social isolation, and homeschooling as risks; over 13,000 signed a petition supporting the family’s off-grid lifestyle.
- A juvenile court in L'Aquila ordered a British father's three children, an eight-year-old daughter and six-year-old twin boys, into protective care after finding their lifestyle risky.
- Their off-grid lifestyle involved buying the farmhouse in the mountainous Abruzzo region in 2021 and raising the family without mains utilities while homeschooling them, after police learned last year when the whole household was hospitalised by poisonous mushrooms.
- Social workers permitted Catherine Birmingham, Trevallion's Australian wife, to accompany the children, and Nathan Trevallion said `Since then, it has been a nightmare` and `It was the worst night of my life.`
- The case has prompted intense debate in Italy, with a public petition of more than 13,000 supporters backing the family, while Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and League leader, and Pro Vita & Famiglia condemned the court's decision.
- The court explained its decision, saying the juvenile court's written ruling cited lack of social interaction, steady income and sanitary facilities, and that the children do not attend school.
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A court assessed the lifestyle in a house without electricity, water and gas as a possible risk for the children. The case also employs head of government Meloni
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The mother will actually stay with them in the structure of Vasto while the father will stay at home, although, from what is learned, the woman had to sleep in a room separate from that of the three children
Family in woods to appeal against 'falsehoods' - General News
An Australian-British couple who have been living in woods in Abruzzo are to appeal against their three children being taken away from them and placed in a foster home, citing "falsehoods" on their schooling in the ruling, their lawyer said Friday. (ANSA)
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 25%
R 25%
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