Teesside Crown Court<\/a>\u00a0this week.<\/p>\nBut after lengthy discussions behind the scenes and a judge\u2019s indication that the pair would not be jailed, they pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n
The couple admitted breaching the order by \u201cattempting to remove (the children) from the jurisdiction of England and Wales\u201d.<\/p>\n
They were stopped at the departure gate at Newcastle Airport on August 5, 2016.<\/p>\n
It was alleged they tried to board a flight to Dubai with their children aged four to 15, with a connection flight booked to Islamabad in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The forced marriage protection order was imposed at Middlesbrough County Court in January 2016.<\/p>\n
Such orders are imposed to prevent forced marriages or protect people in a forced marriage.<\/p>\n
Judge Simon Bourne-Arton QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, told them at an earlier hearing: \u201cThe prosecution case is that you knew perfectly well that you were not to take the children out of the country, for their safety, for their welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n
This week, the court heard the couple\u2019s claims that they misunderstood or were misguided, thinking a social worker had indicated that it would be OK to take the children on holiday.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.gazettelive.co.uk\/news\/teesside-news\/couple-admit-illegally-trying-take-14137335<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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