Woman deceived ex-partner that she had given birth to his babies, judge rules

A pistillate convinced her erstwhile spouse she had fixed commencement to 2 children who astir apt did not beryllium successful what a High Court justice described arsenic an "extraordinary" and "elaborate run of deceit".

The man, who has not been named but was referred to arsenic John during the hearing, applied to the Family Court aft helium was told the pistillate had sold their 2 children for a combined £500.

The lawsuit heard that the antheral received messages and photos of the children and paid the pistillate astir £30,000 implicit the people of 2 years.

But successful a proceeding successful February, the woman, who was referred to arsenic Jane, told the justice she had lied astir the pregnancies for revenge, claiming the antheral had abused her.

The tribunal heard the antheral believed helium was the children's' begetter due to the fact that successful precocious 2022 his spouse told him she was pregnant, sent pictures of an ultrasound representation and had go "visibly pregnant" arsenic clip went on.

In May 2023, soon earlier the archetypal babe was due, the pistillate called the constabulary alleging she had been assaulted by the man.

He was arrested and subsequently held connected remand for respective months, Mrs Justice Judd said successful her ruling which was published connected Friday.

Following this, the pistillate sent a connection to his stepfather saying the babe had been calved arsenic good arsenic sharing babe photos.

At 1 signifier she is said to person sent dependable notes to her erstwhile partner's parent successful the mediate of the nighttime with the dependable of a babe crying successful the background.

Later, she told the antheral she was large again and the babe was owed successful August 2024.

However, earlier the owed date, the mates divided up and did not reconcile.

The pistillate would spell connected to archer the man's parent the babe had been born.

The pistillate admitted to the tribunal she had told him she was large erstwhile they were together, and afterwards, but conceded she had told a bid of elaborate lies and that determination were, successful fact, nary children.

She argued she was menopausal astatine the clip and could not person been large and slope statements amusement she attended a tanning store connected the time she said she had fixed birth, Mrs Justice Judd said.

In her judgement, the justice concluded that the "factors that measurement against the children genuinely existing were precise strong, stronger than the factors pointing the different way".

She said the antheral was the unfortunate of a "sustained and elaborate run of deceit" which besides impacted his parent and closest friend.

"Added to this, the behaviour was cruel, starring a antheral and his parent to judge they had children and grandchildren respectively.", the Judge said.

The justice added she was incapable to reason the woman's motive for her behaviour but said fiscal fraud was a "possibility" and that the "complex intelligence wellness problems" she suffered from whitethorn person besides played a part.