A WOMAN who was abused and raped as a child is not capable of caring for her toddler daughter, a family court judge has ruled.

Judge Jessica Pemberton said the woman, now in her early 20s, had not been given the “foundation” to enable her to look after a child.

The judge said the state had not intervened adequately to protect the woman from “serious harm and neglect” when she was a child and her upbringing had a “huge impact” on her capabilities as a parent.

Detail of the case has emerged in a written ruling published by Judge Pemberton following a private family court hearing in Sheffield.

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THERESA May’s Cabinet was meeting on Tuesday as the fallout from the collapse of building giant Carillion continued to reverberate through the Government.

Top executives face investigation after the firm’s demise put thousands of jobs at risk and saw the Government heavily criticised for its role in the debacle.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Black Country firm’s collapse was a “watershed moment” that should bring an end to “rip-off privatisation” of public services.

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PARTS of the country have been blanketed in a layer of snow as forecasters warned of plunging temperatures and possible disruption.

Frequent wintry showers have pushed in overnight with the Met Office issuing yellow warnings for snow and ice across much of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In areas which saw snow, temperatures dropped to between 0C-2C (32F-36F). Tulloch Bridge in Scotland, had the largest snowfall with 8cm coming down overnight.

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THIRTEEN siblings have been rescued by police after a number of them were found chained to beds in “foul-smelling surroundings”.

A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s California home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults.

The girl, who was so small officers initially believed she was only 10, called 911 and was met by police who interviewed her and then went to the family home in Perris, about 70 miles south-east of Los Angeles.

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They found several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in the dark, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.