Access case adjourned

A father jailed after abducting his daughter and taking her to Pakistan for three years has appeared at a family court to ask for access to the child.

Former insurance salesman Razwan Ali Anjum (29) wants the High Court to allow him access to Atiya Anjum–Wilkinson (6) — who was found in Pakistan by police in December, more than three years after beintg taken from her mother.

Anjum, who was released from custody on March 1, appeared at Liverpool’s Civil and Family Court this morning before Mr Justice Peter Jackson, who adjourned the case until July 8 for a psychological assessment of the child.