We want to keep our son


We want to keep our son Norwich Evening News 24 23 Jun 2007 Source: Evening News 24 A Norfolk couple who fled the country in a bid to stop their son being taken by social services will find out this week whether he can stay with them permanently. Nicky and Mark Webster, formerly known as the Hardinghams, went to Ireland last year while Mrs Webster was pregnant with Brandon because they feared Norfolk County Council would not let them keep their baby after their three other children were adopted in 2003 over abuse allegations. Social workers stepped in when one of the children suffered an unexplained fracture which they said was caused by abuse but which the Webster's have maintained was the result of a hereditary brittle bone disease. When the family returned to England they spent five months under scrutiny in a care facility before being allowed to take Brandon home. On Monday, they will appear at the Royal Courts of Justice for a final hearing to decide Brandon's fate. Today Mr Webster, from Cromer, said: “My hope is that we will walk out with Brandon and that is the end of it, but you never know what can happen. Over the last year Nicky and I have really bonded with Brandon. We have always known we are good parents and have nothing to prove but we hope social services are satisfied enough to let Brandon stay with us. This is where he belongs.”
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