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flag A British-Australian family’s bid to reunite with their children, taken due to unsafe off-grid conditions, is pending ahead of Christmas.

flag A British-Australian family living off-grid in a remote Italian forest faces a legal and emotional standoff ahead of Christmas, as a juvenile court in L’Aquila has denied their appeal to reunite after removing their three children— an eight-year-old girl and six-year-old twins—into protective care. flag The children were taken following hospitalization from eating poisonous mushrooms, prompting authorities to cite unsuitable living conditions, including lack of running water, electricity, hygiene, and formal schooling. flag While the children experienced modern amenities like showers and electric lights for the first time in care, the parents, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion, have maintained regular contact and expressed willingness to cooperate with social services. flag Their lawyers are now seeking a court decision on whether the family can reunite for Christmas in their woodland home, highlighting ongoing tensions between parental autonomy and child welfare.

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