Children flown to Poland despite UK ports on alert

Two little girls and a 12-year-boy who vanished after social workers raised welfare concerns have been taken out of Britain by a relative despite ports being put on alert, a High Court judge was told.

On Tuesday Mr Justice Keehan made an urgent appeal for help to find baby Rose Paduraru, seven-year-old Oliwia Ilksa and 12-year-old Krzysztof Ilksa.

The judge, who is analysing the case at hearings in the Family Division of the High Court, said he was ‘very seriously concerned’, particularly about eight-month-old Rose.

He said they had been living with their Polish mother Joanna Ilksa in Hillingdon, west London, and had recently disappeared shortly after another family court judge decided that they should go into the care of social services bosses Hillingdon Council.

Lawyers on Thursday told the judge that the children from flown from Stansted Airport to Poland on Monday with their mother’s mother Barbara Wyrzykowska.

Barrister Ann Courtney, who represents Hillingdon Council, said: ‘Despite the ports alert being served, grandmother managed to remove all three children from the jurisdiction via Stansted airport.

‘All three children are now in Poland at the grandmother’s address.’

She said Polish police had made a ‘welfare check’ and had not raised any concerns.

Mr Justice Keehan was analysing details of the case at the Family Division of the High Court (pictured) 

The judge said he wanted the children returned to London.

Rose’s mother and Romanian father, Nelu Paduraru, who are both in their 20s, had been arrested after lawyers representing Hillingdon Council suggested they might have breached a judge’s orders by not revealing all they know about the children’s whereabouts and could be in contempt of court.

Mr Justice Keehan has ruled that both can be released. Lawyers said both wanted the children returned to England.