Family court judges fear they are at growing risk of knife attacks and assaults from parents who are angry at losing their children

Senior judges warned yesterday of a growing risk of knife attacks and violence by parents in the family courts.

They believe that judges are increasingly vulnerable to assault or stabbing in cases in which parents are told they must lose their children.

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• Emotional litigants pose security threat to family judges