Woman afraid of returning to Ireland loses UK High Court fight over son

The woman told Mr Justice MacDonald that she had been intimidated and assaulted by her husband, and, if she returned to Ireland, she would live in fear of “extreme violence”. Picture: Clara Molden

An Irish woman who said she would live in fear of “extreme violence” if she returned with her 12-month-old son to his father in Ireland has lost a High Court fight in England.

The woman had left Ireland and travelled to England with the little boy about 18 months after marrying without telling her husband, a judge based in London heard.