A Ghanaian teen born in the Uk has lost the case he filed against his parents who sent him back to Ghana to continue his education.
During a London High Court hearing the 14 years old boy had accused his parents of luring him back to Ghana on the pretense of visiting a sick relative, but he was made to stay back and continue his education in Accra against his will. “I am from London, England, and I want to go back home,” the boy argued in Court.
But his parents told the Court that they took the action to protect their son’s life because he met 10 of the 11 points criteria for being a gang member in the UK. They submitted that their son has a poor school attendance, had fancy clothes and phones he probably stole and was too aggressive in his behaviour.
In his ruling the judge agreed with the parents. He said the teenager “is at real risk of suffering greater harm in returning to the UK than if he were to remain in Ghana”.
“I recognise that this is, in many ways, both a sobering and rather depressing conclusion,” the judge said, adding that relocating the unnamed boy was within “the generous ambit of parental decision taking”.
The teenager’s parents said in a statement on the ruling: “This has been a really difficult time for us all.
“We are grateful to the court for taking the time to consider the case carefully and for reaching the decision it did.
“We’d especially like to thank Dawson Cornwell Solicitors and Rebecca Foulkes of 4PB for their exceptional hard work in this case and tireless efforts to help us protect our son.”
