Missing Mum Rebecca Minnock Should Have Ethan Custody, Neighbours Insist

Neighbours of the former partner of Rebecca Minnock have called for her to be given custody of missing Ethan.

The group of residents living near Roger Williams says he should not be handed the child full time.

They say Ethan should stay with his mum - who has not been seen since May 27 after she fled with the boy amid a bitter custody battle.

The neighbours have made a series of allegations against Roger and his conduct during the time he was with Rebecca, 35, and their subsequent split.

A group of seven residents have even written an open letter calling for the custody of the child to remain with his mum.

The group have criticised the "unfair" custody battle which left Rebecca with no right to see her son and say she "has been served an unforgivable injustice".

Neighbour and friend Jan Worgan, 76, has known Mr Williams for "at least 15 years" and Rebecca since the beginning of their relationship.

She said: "Rebecca is a lovely person and she proved to be a very good mother.
She is there trying to look after her boy and she's being hunted down like an animal."

A close friend of Rebecca, who wished to remain anonymous said: "She's a lovely girl and Ethan was always happy. She's been let down.

"A mother takes care of their child from the moment they are born. Rebecca did nothing wrong as a mother or partner and the child should stay with her."

Next door neighbour Dorothy Wynne, 76, who has lived in Ramsay Way for more than 25 years, said: "Ethan is a lovely little boy.

"He used to love playing with my flowers and leaving stones on my doorstep. Becky never left him. She used to take him down the park.

"She was an awfully good mum. She looked after him beautifully."

Rebecca fled her home more than two weeks ago after judges ruled three-year-old Ethan should live with his father.

She took off after it was ruled she was obstructing access to her son after she made "false" allegations about his dad.

She said she had lost "all faith in the system" and her family revealed she would lose Ethan forever if she returned.

Tomorrow, Rebecca's grandmother's partner Andrew Butt is due to be sentenced for
hindering authorities in their search for Ethan.