Overview
- The juvenile court suspended parental care and placed the eight-year-old and six-year-old twins in protective foster accommodation.
- The family came under scrutiny after all five were hospitalised in September 2024 for mushroom poisoning, which triggered inspections.
- Mother Catherine Birmingham was permitted to accompany the children to the facility for their first night to ease the separation.
- Parents Nathan Trevallion and Birmingham deny maltreatment, say the children were healthy, and have hired a lawyer to challenge the decision.
- The case has drawn public backing via an online petition exceeding 13,000 signatures and criticism from Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of the court's move.