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This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for it to be reported on the strict understanding that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any report no person other than the advocates or the solicitors instructing them and any other persons identified by name in the judgment itself may be identified by name or location and that in particular the anonymity of the children and the adult members of their family must be strictly preserved.
Leicester City Council (�the local authority�) applies to the court for care orders in respect of six children, Ian aged almost 8, David aged 5�, James aged 4, Sarah aged 3, Rachel aged 22 months and Peter aged 6 months (not the children�s real names). The local authority also applies for placement orders in respect of each of the five younger children.
The mother of all six children is HJ (�the mother�). The father of Ian, David and James is CD. The father of Sarah, Rachel and Peter is KR.
On 4 th July 2012 Sarah was taken to hospital by her father. She was found to have sustained a fracture to her left femur. At that time Ian was living with his father and David, James, Sarah and Rachel were living with the mother and KR. The family was already known to children�s services.
On 12 th July 2012, the local authority issued these proceedings. Following a contested hearing, interim care orders were made in respect of the then five children. The children were placed in foster care.
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