The child abduction offence may be complete without physical removal. ‘removal from lawful control’ under the Act did not import a necessary spatial element. The issue is the removal of control.
Citations:
Gazette 24-Mar-1993, (1993) 98 Cr App R 179, Times 21-Jan-1993
Statutes:
Child Abduction Act 1984 2(1)(a)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Foster and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions CACD 1-Dec-2004
The child, aged 15, was living with her foster parents. The defendants took her to their address and plied her with drink. The foster parents contacted her, and she said she was returning home. When she did not return the foster parents reported her . .
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Crime
Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.88528
