Mother's court bid to take back her newborn baby fails

The mother a newborn baby taken by gardaí who surrounded a house and placed the infant in the custody of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has lost a High Court action aimed at having the child returned to her.

Mother's court bid to take back her newborn baby fails

The mother a newborn baby taken by gardaí who surrounded a house and placed the infant in the custody of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has lost a High Court action aimed at having the child returned to her.

Mr Justice Sean Ryan dismissed arguments by lawyers for the baby, who sued through his mother, that the child was unlawfully and unconstitutionally taken into care by the authorities.

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