Facts
- Foster parents wished to foster another child, and explicitly told the council that they did not want a child who had been, or was suspected of being, a child abuser
- The child who they subsequently fostered abused the existing foster children in the house
Issue
- Could the parents be said to have been part of the immediate aftermath of the abuse incidents, could they recover for their concerns and resulting mental injury
Decision
- Recovery allowed
Reasoning
- The categories of primary and secondary victims are not fixed
- It is arguable whether the parents could be classed as primary victims, trial should proceed
Citation
[2000] 2 WLR 601
