Child Abduction: Justice Minister

Ponytail Dept: Handcuffed and wearing an oversized gray sweater, her dyed-blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, the petite Gavaghan smiled at her supporters in a Montreal courtroom Friday. She was presented with a consent to surrender order waiving all rights in the extradition, that she signed, according to The Star. She wants to be close to her child, Lescarbeau said outside the courtroom, explaining the decision not to contest the extradition and mONTREAL With her daughter Pearl already on another continent in the custody of a father she considers abusive, Helen Gavaghan decided not to contest her own extradition to the United Kingdom where she faces prosecution for child abduction. Her lawyer, Pascal Lescarbeau, said the federal justice minister must sign the order and she will be sent home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.