A mother sought an emergency court order to prevent her vulnerable daughter travelling overseas and downloaded spyware on the child's phone. Photo / Sylvie WhinrayA desperate foster mum turned amateur detective to catch a child sex offender who tried to lure her teenage daughter overseas. The mother sought an emergency court order to prevent her daughter travelling to Australia. Still oblivious to the man's criminal background, the mum hired a lawyer and successfully sought her own emergency Family Court order preventing the daughter from leaving the country. "The guardian had the legal ability to apply for a Family Court Order preventing the planned travel.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2021 23:03 UTC