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Kidnap case dad’s fight to see his child
Date published: 15 March 2013
A father jailed after abducting his daughter and taking her to Pakistan for three years argued in court today that he should be allowed to remain in contact with her.
Former insurance salesman Razwan Ali Anjum (29) was asking a High Court judge to allow him access to six–year–old Atiya Anjum–Wilkinson, who was found in Pakistan by police in December, more than three years after her disappearance.
Anjum told the girl’s mother in November 2009 that he was taking the three year old to the seaside, but in fact sent her to Pakistan to live with his family.
Atiya was found on Christmas Eve 2012 and flown back to be reunited with her mother, Gemma Wilkinson.
Ms Wilkinson (34), from Greater Manchester, is set to challenge the application.
Anjum, from Rochdale, was jailed in 2010 after a High Court judge ruled he was in contempt of court after disobeying orders to return Atiya or reveal her whereabouts. He was given additional jail terms as a result of several refusals. Last month he failed to win his freedom following Atiya’s discovery.
Mr Justice Holman ruled at the High Court in London that he should stay behind bars because he had not helped police. Anjum finally left custody on March 1.
Ms Wilkinson and Atiya now live at a secret address.
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This is the guy who cruelly had the mother tearing her hair out because she didn't know where her daughter was right? Has this awful "man" no shame?
how much time has this man actually spent with his daughter since he kidnapped her not a lot i bet also we all know that in asia women are treated as second class citizens so what are his ulterior motives.
THe looser in this is the child. Its clear that he wants a relationship with his daughter. He has scant regard for the law and for what he did he hs been punished. You cannot punnish him forever for wanting to see his daughter. At some point supervised meetings in secure units should be allowed. The mother can arrive with the child AFTER he arrives and return home BEFORE he leaves the unit. In that way her security is protected. Continued conflict instead of resolution is pointless and damaging.
Ref Margaret: Margaret you state that '...we all know that women are treated as second-class citizens in Asia...'. I can assure you that is NOT the case in all of Asia and women are certainly not treated with disdain in my adopted country nor a number of others I have lived in (or visited). You should ensure that comments are correct and not tar all countries in Asia with the same brush. Perhaps you should have said '...we all know that in some countries in Asia ...' then I would agree.
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How much are this idiots antics costing the tax payer.
By timberwolf @ 15/03/2013 14:49:09