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Powys mum banned from naming daughter Cyanide by court | Powys mum banned from naming daughter Cyanide by court |
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A mother has been banned from naming her baby Cyanide after the poison which Adolf Hitler took before shooting himself. | A mother has been banned from naming her baby Cyanide after the poison which Adolf Hitler took before shooting himself. |
The woman, from Powys, also chose the name Preacher for the girl's twin brother - saying she had a human right to name her own children. | The woman, from Powys, also chose the name Preacher for the girl's twin brother - saying she had a human right to name her own children. |
She said Cyanide was a "lovely, pretty name" with positive connotations as it was taken by Hitler. | She said Cyanide was a "lovely, pretty name" with positive connotations as it was taken by Hitler. |
The Court of Appeal ruled the "unusual" choices might harm the children. | The Court of Appeal ruled the "unusual" choices might harm the children. |
The court was told the mother had a history of mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse. | The court was told the mother had a history of mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse. |
The infant twins, as well as the mother's other children, have been taken from her care. | |
When Powys council social workers learnt of the names the mother had chosen for the twins, they took the case to court. | When Powys council social workers learnt of the names the mother had chosen for the twins, they took the case to court. |
In June, a judge issued an injunction against the mother, forbidding her from formally registering the twins' forenames. | In June, a judge issued an injunction against the mother, forbidding her from formally registering the twins' forenames. |
Lawyers appealed, claiming a violation of the woman's right to respect for family life. | Lawyers appealed, claiming a violation of the woman's right to respect for family life. |
But Lady Justice King said naming a little girl after a "notorious poison" was simply unacceptable. | But Lady Justice King said naming a little girl after a "notorious poison" was simply unacceptable. |
Although there was nothing seriously objectionable about the name Preacher, she ruled both twins' names should be chosen by their older half-siblings. | Although there was nothing seriously objectionable about the name Preacher, she ruled both twins' names should be chosen by their older half-siblings. |
Lady Justice King said "even allowing for changes in taste, fashion and developing individual perception", Cyanide was a very odd name to give to a baby girl. | Lady Justice King said "even allowing for changes in taste, fashion and developing individual perception", Cyanide was a very odd name to give to a baby girl. |
The mother said Cyanide was linked with flowers and plants and was "responsible for killing Hitler and Goebbels and I consider that this was a good thing". | The mother said Cyanide was linked with flowers and plants and was "responsible for killing Hitler and Goebbels and I consider that this was a good thing". |
Hitler took the poison in April 1945 with Eva Braun before shooting himself. | Hitler took the poison in April 1945 with Eva Braun before shooting himself. |
Lady Justice King said the courts would intervene to prevent a parent naming a child "in only the most extreme cases". | Lady Justice King said the courts would intervene to prevent a parent naming a child "in only the most extreme cases". |
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