“I believe his presentation and history indicate that he poses a risk of interpersonal aggression and very possibly some form of violence including in the presence of his son. This is on the basis of his reported history of such problems along with little evidence that as yet he has undergone any process of change. I would judge that the level of risk is medium.”
“The mother and baby are currently in the United Kingdom and fleeing domestic violence from the baby’s father. The police in the United Kingdom have also been involved.”
“On the account provided by the mother it is highly likely that P could be caught in the crossfire of domestic violence between the mother and the father which could result in serious harm.”
“The father lacks insight and has minimised the domestic violence which has occurred in his relationship with the mother”
“The family have stated that the patient has experienced similar clinical episodes in the last months, but she has not been treated or had any outpatient follow-up as the patient and her partner have been reluctant.”
“My overall view is that, whilst two brief episodes of psychosis would normally necessitate treatment with antipsychotic medication for at least a six month period, in the case of the mother the implications for herself and the child of a further episode of psychosis are so great that she should consider remaining compliant with medication for the foreseeable future.”
“The issue I would draw particular attention to for this assessment is the father’s propensity to anger and aggression. This view of him is supported by his offending history along with the recent non-molestation order. It is relevant that he said his offending history is very much in the past when his last conviction was in 2015. These words come across as a somewhat unrealistic or inaccurate distancing of himself from his own not wholly historic behaviour.”
“A key word here is ‘propensity’ which from my understanding refers to a general inclination or likelihood. In his past, the father has shown what might be viewed as a propensity to anger and aggression given his offending history. In my view, anger and aggression when it persists over time is likely rather than not to amount to a propensity.”
“My concern is that he comes across in his detailed statement as more or less taking no responsibility of what went on between them. In my view, given his history of showing a capacity for anger and aggression, it is implausible that he did not at some level contribute to the conflict he had with the mother by which I mean contribute to making it worse.”
“Issues of concern for the family group conference: (1) Our social worker offered bias and raised concerns e.g. key observations of why there is reference to unproven domestic violence allegations on the father’s side listed here in issues/concerns, but nothing of the fact of grievous bodily harm/attempted murder committed on P by the mother by way of stabbing him five times not listed on the mother’s side.”
“Why has the mother though she is P’s mother and ordinarily could be given first priority to raise him if there is a separation of the parents, however, because she harmed P and could have killed him had the father not been there to intervene also with her historic mental instability, why has she been assessed positive and the father who adores and protects their son been assessed negative?”