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Osem · 16-05-2008, 22:17

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7404090.stm

So she gets a 26 month sentence (will probably only serve half??) for taking a child away from it's home and smuggling it into this country for the sole purpose of obtaining council housing (and benefits no doubt) by deception. The poor child will probably never know its family and will now be fostered in the UK for the foreseeable future. She only got caught due to her stupidity and the diligence of council staff involved so I wonder how often this sort of thing happens and remains undetected...

16-05-2008, 22:17	#102
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7404090.stm So she gets a 26 month sentence (will probably only serve half??) for taking a child away from it's home and smuggling it into this country for the sole purpose of obtaining council housing (and benefits no doubt) by deception. The poor child will probably never know its family and will now be fostered in the UK for the foreseeable future. She only got caught due to her stupidity and the diligence of council staff involved so I wonder how often this sort of thing happens and remains undetected...