"A British teenager whose parents left him in Ghana, fearing he was at risk from gang culture in the UK, should stay there until at least the end of his GCSE exams, a judge sitting at London's high court has ruled. The boy took legal action against his parents, seeking a court order that would force his return, after they enrolled him in a boarding school and arranged for him to live with extended family in Ghana without telling him."
"But after the boy's parents told the court they did not want him to return until after his exams and did not believe they could keep him safe in England, his legal efforts to force an immediate return failed. His parents were born in Ghana but he was born in England and regards himself as an outsider in the West African country, a social worker told the wardship proceedings."
"In a judgment published on Tuesday, Mrs Justice Theis ruled that while the boy, who can be identified only as S' for legal reasons, had been tricked, she concluded he should remain living in Ghana with the aim of setting out a roadmap and taking the necessary steps for S' to return here after completing his GCSEs. He had travelled from his home in England to visit relatives in Ghana in March 2024 with his parents and a sibling,"
A British-born teenager was left in Ghana by his Ghanaian-born parents who feared he was involved with local gang culture in the UK. The parents enrolled him in a boarding school and arranged for him to live with extended family in Ghana without informing him. The teenager sought a court order to force his immediate return, but the parents told the court they did not want him back until after his GCSEs and did not believe they could keep him safe in England. The high court judge ruled he should remain in Ghana with plans for a roadmap toward returning after exams.
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