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In her contemporaneous notes, read in court, Powell recorded: “Amber greatly relieved to be away from the fighting which she said had been happening every time family members visited (most days)”.
The court heard that later in February 2002, Haigh called Powell asking if she could return to the Geeves home. Powell gave evidence she told Haigh it was “her choice” where she lived but that, in Powell’s professional opinion, “it was safer for her and her baby to stay at her flat in town”.
Asked why she held that opinion, Powell told the court: “I strongly felt that she was being taken advantage of. I felt that this was an arranged pregnancy”.
Powell told the court she believed Haigh was vulnerable because “she was quite childlike in her approach to things”.
Powell gave evidence that Haigh often appeared anxious. “If we asked too much about what was going on in the Geeves house, she was frightened.”
Powell said Haigh told her during a meeting about her baby’s health and ongoing care: “‘Robert decides this’, or ‘Robert decides that’. The commonest comment I heard was ‘Robert wouldn’t like that’.”
Powell told the court she had repeated contact with police about Haigh and her baby, as well as with the department of community services, and disability services.
The court heard that later in February 2002, Haigh called Powell asking if she could return to the Geeves home. Powell gave evidence she told Haigh it was “her choice” where she lived but that, in Powell’s professional opinion, “it was safer for her and her baby to stay at her flat in town”.
Asked why she held that opinion, Powell told the court: “I strongly felt that she was being taken advantage of. I felt that this was an arranged pregnancy”.
Powell told the court she believed Haigh was vulnerable because “she was quite childlike in her approach to things”.
Powell gave evidence that Haigh often appeared anxious. “If we asked too much about what was going on in the Geeves house, she was frightened.”
Powell said Haigh told her during a meeting about her baby’s health and ongoing care: “‘Robert decides this’, or ‘Robert decides that’. The commonest comment I heard was ‘Robert wouldn’t like that’.”
Powell told the court she had repeated contact with police about Haigh and her baby, as well as with the department of community services, and disability services.
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