Judge in plea to mother on the run with 3-year-old son

A judge hearing the case of a mother on the run with her three-year-old son has emphasised the importance of both parents maintaining a relationship with the boy “if at all possible”.

Rebecca Minnock, 35, fled Highbridge, Somerset, with son Ethan two weeks ago following a court order that he should live with his father, Roger Williams.

In a telephone interview with The Sun, the mother-of-one insisted both she and her son are “absolutely fine”.