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Polish woman pleads with husband to 'come out of hiding' with son Polish woman pleads with husband to 'come out of hiding' with son
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A Polish woman has begged her estranged British husband to “please, please come out of hiding”, after he disappeared with their six-year-old son and is believed to be in the UK.A Polish woman has begged her estranged British husband to “please, please come out of hiding”, after he disappeared with their six-year-old son and is believed to be in the UK.
Leyla Dad, 33, launched proceedings in the family division of the high court in an attempt to trace her son Mani, who disappeared from his home in Kielce, Poland, in January.Leyla Dad, 33, launched proceedings in the family division of the high court in an attempt to trace her son Mani, who disappeared from his home in Kielce, Poland, in January.
Solicitors representing Leyla said they think Mani is in the UK with Zayn Dean, 47, who is British and also known as Dholtana Dad. Solicitors representing Dad said they think Mani is in the UK with Zayn Dean, 47, who is British and also known as Dholtana Dad.
In a public letter to Dean, Leyla wrote: “Dhol, I am writing this letter in the hope that you see it and that it makes you think long and hard about what all this must be doing to Mani. In a public letter to Dean, Dad wrote: “Dhol, I am writing this letter in the hope that you see it and that it makes you think long and hard about what all this must be doing to Mani.
“I would never do anything like this to you. You said that you were going to take him on a short holiday to Warsaw. I never for a moment believed that you would take him from me and refuse to give him back.“I would never do anything like this to you. You said that you were going to take him on a short holiday to Warsaw. I never for a moment believed that you would take him from me and refuse to give him back.
“Mani, our beautiful baby boy, is only six years old and because of what you have done he has been separated from his mother for six months. Mani has never been away from me for this long.“Mani, our beautiful baby boy, is only six years old and because of what you have done he has been separated from his mother for six months. Mani has never been away from me for this long.
“I am begging you, please, please come out of hiding. He must be terrified. I can’t comfort him, cuddle or kiss him. I can’t tell him that I love him or tell him everything is OK.“I am begging you, please, please come out of hiding. He must be terrified. I can’t comfort him, cuddle or kiss him. I can’t tell him that I love him or tell him everything is OK.
“Please tell me where you are and where our baby is living. Don’t do it for me, but do it for Mani, our precious son, who means everything to both of us. We can sort this out between us.”“Please tell me where you are and where our baby is living. Don’t do it for me, but do it for Mani, our precious son, who means everything to both of us. We can sort this out between us.”
Missing Mani was photographed appearing to wave goodbye, hours after his mother Leyla last saw him. Dean sent a picture of Mani to Leyla’s mobile phone, shortly after saying he was taking him for a “short holiday”. Missing Mani was photographed appearing to wave goodbye, hours after his mother last saw him. Dean sent a picture of Mani to Dad’s mobile phone, shortly after saying he was taking him for a “short holiday”.
The photograph shows Mani sitting in a restaurant. Lawyers for Leyla have released the image because they say it shows clearly what Mani looks like. They say Leyla said goodbye to Mani and Dean on the morning of 4 January - and received the picture that evening. The photograph shows Mani sitting in a restaurant. Lawyers for Dad have released the image because they say it shows clearly what Mani looks like. They say Dad said goodbye to Mani and Dean on the morning of 4 January - and received the picture that evening.
Leyla also pleaded with anyone who has seen her husband and son to come forward. “My solicitors are Dawson Cornwell in London. You can also go to the police,” she said. “I beg any parents especially, as mothers and fathers, who might have any information to please let me, the police or my solicitors, have it.” Dad also pleaded with anyone who has seen her husband and son to come forward. “My solicitors are Dawson Cornwell in London. You can also go to the police,” she said. “I beg any parents especially, as mothers and fathers, who might have any information to please let me, the police or my solicitors, have it.”
A judge gave Leyla’s legal team permission to disclose details of the case in the hope that members of the public could help find the boy, following private family court hearings. A judge gave Dad’s legal team permission to disclose details of the case in the hope that members of the public could help find the boy, following private family court hearings.
The court heard that Dean had family links to Bedford and Kettering and he was a businessman involved in property.The court heard that Dean had family links to Bedford and Kettering and he was a businessman involved in property.
The couple married in England in 2008 and moved to Poland in 2013. Dean returned to England last year and Mani stayed with his mother in Poland.The couple married in England in 2008 and moved to Poland in 2013. Dean returned to England last year and Mani stayed with his mother in Poland.
Leyla agreed that her husband could take Mani on a short trip to Warsaw in January and she kept Mani’s British and Polish passports. “The mother spoke to Mani on 5 January and the father was due to return Mani to his mother’s care on 6 January,” her lawyers said in a statement last week. Dad agreed that her husband could take Mani on a short trip to Warsaw in January and she kept Mani’s British and Polish passports. “The mother spoke to Mani on 5 January and the father was due to return Mani to his mother’s care on 6 January,” her lawyers said in a statement last week.
“However the father did not return Mani as agreed. Instead, on 6 January the mother received an email from the father telling her that he and Mani were on their way to the UK via Germany. He told her that he had obtained temporary travel documents for Mani.“However the father did not return Mani as agreed. Instead, on 6 January the mother received an email from the father telling her that he and Mani were on their way to the UK via Germany. He told her that he had obtained temporary travel documents for Mani.
“It is still not known how or if travel documents were obtained for Mani, enabling the father to remove him from Poland and bring him to this jurisdiction.”“It is still not known how or if travel documents were obtained for Mani, enabling the father to remove him from Poland and bring him to this jurisdiction.”
The court heard that the father and son had not been “seen or located” since January and Mani was “wrongfully removed” from Poland. Leyla began legal proceedings under the 1980 Hague convention on international child abduction. The court heard that the father and son had not been “seen or located” since January and Mani was “wrongfully removed” from Poland. Dad began legal proceedings under the 1980 Hague convention on international child abduction.
The statement added: “This is a desperately sad case involving the removal of a very young child from his home in Poland and separated from his mother who has been his primary carer from birth.”The statement added: “This is a desperately sad case involving the removal of a very young child from his home in Poland and separated from his mother who has been his primary carer from birth.”