[2025] EWHC 2961 (Fam)

The father alleges that after a discussion about the passports and medication, the mother “hyperventilated” and alleged he “…was trying to destroy her”. She “fainted” to the floor. He says that “…I knew what she was planning and so tried to get a neighbour around to help”. She was seemingly unconscious on the floor over a 10 to 15 minutes. He says she woke up once she heard the friend, stumbled into the lounge and deliberately hit her head on the floor. She then got her phone and went into the garden. The police were called. He said that he feared false allegations were going to be made by her against him . The police arrived. The mother was arrested.

I have listened to this recording of part of the events that day 18/6/25, which lasted 17.07 minutes. It is clear from the recording that the child was present for part of this argument and was highly distressed. The recording makes for particularly difficult listening as a result. The mother alleges that the father was trying to get her arrested. She asserts that she is “scared” by the father.

The police record [405/510] in relation to this incident is very limited. The precise circumstances that led to the mother being arrested are not apparent on the limited documentation in the bundle. It appears that he shared the audio evidence with the police of the mother from the previous day. The police record concludes by indicating that a decision by the CPS was awaited.

As set out above, the father alleges that earlier he had established mother’s ‘research’ on ChatGPT about how to report allegations. However, even allowing for the comment she made in 2022, and other such comments, the ChatGPT reference is open to interpretation in a number of ways, including the father’s assertions and the actions of a genuine victim of abuse trying to gain an understanding of how to report abuse.