wife 'to do the right thing' after she abducts children
A father is pleading for the return of his two young sons after his ex-wife abducted them and fled to the UK. The High Court has authorized the release of case details to assist in locating the children, who have autism and are reportedly not receiving proper care.
Why it matters
This case highlights the complexities of international child custody disputes and the legal challenges parents face when a child is abducted across borders.
A dad has urged his ex-wife to 'do the right thing' after she abducted her two sons and has been on the run in the UK for over three months. Nishika Samaratunga, a 34-year-old British citizen originally from Sri Lanka, is believed to be concealing the whereabouts of her two children , five-year-old Blaine Baier and three-year-old Nathaniel Baier, known as Nate. The boys were born in the United States and were being cared for by their father, Ben Baier, who lives near Denver, Colorado. Blaine and Nathaniel visited their mother in the UK in March as part of court-ordered contact following their parents’ divorce but Ms Samaratunga failed to return them to Mr Baier at a UK airport on March 29, and she and the boys have not been located since.
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