*By Telegraph reporters, 21 Nov 2024 – 06:14PM GMT*
**Pleas for suspended sentence rejected as judge jails ‘vengeful’ psychology graduate for 32 months**
A mother who was convicted for falsifying DNA results to deny a father access to his child became pregnant with a new partner despite knowing she may go to jail, a judge has said.
Georgina Saville, 25, a psychology graduate who is six weeks pregnant, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison yesterday after sending Kyle Fitton, her ex-partner and father of their two daughters, faked DNA results claiming he was not the biological father of their youngest child.
She was also accused of falsifying the baby’s birth certificate by claiming her new partner, Danny Mellows, was the father.
Saville was sentenced to 32 months in jail for perverting the course of justice and wilfully making a false declaration.
Her plea for a suspended sentence was denied by the judge at Southampton Crown Court after he said she became pregnant with her new partner despite the threat of a custodial sentence.
Judge Peter Henry said: “You are pregnant but it’s quite clear that you became pregnant, knowing that you were facing a sentence for this matter and knowing that the court had warned you that custody was very much on the cards.”
Holly Fagan, mitigating on Saville’s behalf, tried to argue her pregnancy presented challenges in a custodial setting.
Saville submitted the forged DNA result after Mr Fitton began legal proceedings to gain access to his children and to add his name to his youngest daughter’s birth certificate.
The pair had been in a four-year relationship. Their first daughter was born in March 2019 and the second in January 2022.
Nick Turner, prosecuting, said the relationship was “sometimes described as toxic, characterised by fights and fallings out”.
“The couple split up and got back together on several occasions,” he said.
The court was told the couple separated after their second daughter was conceived in April 2021.
Mr Fitton was denied access to both children by Saville and his name was left off the second child’s birth certificate.
Two months after legal proceedings began, Saville sent Mr Fitton’s solicitors what she claimed were DNA test results. These showed that Mr Mellows was the baby’s father.
Mr Fitton was confirmed as the biological father in July 2022, after the family court ordered another DNA test.
The court heard that Saville went to the registry office to add Mr Mellows’s name to the birth certificate, which they both signed.
“[Mr Mellows] wasn’t the father,” Mr Tucker told the court. “He must’ve known that, and certainly Georgina Saville knew that.”
He added: “Knowing that Kyle was the father, she made a false declaration to Births and Deaths, knowing in so doing she would effectively be able to show [Mr Mellows] had parental responsibility, whereas [Mr Fitton] would not.”
Saville told police after her arrest that she had provided the DNA result to get Mr Fitton “off my back”.
Sentencing, Judge Henry said Saville had failed to show any acknowledgement of wrongdoing.
He said: “[The offence] wasn’t particularly sophisticated in its operation but it was an attempt by you to mislead the court.
“It seems to me that you were fully aware that the [false test] would be used in court proceedings and the intention here was to thwart the proper course of justice within the family court proceedings.”
Lumb3rH4ck on
slags be slagging. people proven to falsify information to prevent a parent accessing there child. or preventing access because you had a little spat should have there kids removed from there care. they are currently and will always be nothing but pawns, weapons for parents like these to use against there partners and they deserve better.
Ivashkin on
Not a problem, the kid’s father can look after it. If he doesn’t want to, into the care system it goes.
garfunk2021 on
A psychology graduate who put her skills to use to exploit, manipulate and coerce her ‘loved ones’ and the legal system…Which ultimately put her in prison.
Excellent.
What a scumbag.
OdinLegacy121 on
Using the birth of a child as an excuse to skip prison is certainly a choice
BertieBus on
Jesus 3 kids who don’t get to see their mum for a few years, even worse their mum has deliberately done this. Hopefully the dad of the 2 girls is a decent parent to them. The dad of the baby can’t be much better if he’s gone along with this.
Absolute shameful behaviour by their mum.
Important_Hunter8381 on
I remember Judge James Pickels in the 80s got slammed by the media for sending a pregnant woman to prison for he umpteenth shop lifting case. His reasoning was that she got pregnant only so she could avoid prison.
From.what I remember, it basically ended his career.
How times have changed
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*By Telegraph reporters, 21 Nov 2024 – 06:14PM GMT*
**Pleas for suspended sentence rejected as judge jails ‘vengeful’ psychology graduate for 32 months**
A mother who was convicted for falsifying DNA results to deny a father access to his child became pregnant with a new partner despite knowing she may go to jail, a judge has said.
Georgina Saville, 25, a psychology graduate who is six weeks pregnant, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison yesterday after sending Kyle Fitton, her ex-partner and father of their two daughters, faked DNA results claiming he was not the biological father of their youngest child.
She was also accused of falsifying the baby’s birth certificate by claiming her new partner, Danny Mellows, was the father.
Saville was sentenced to 32 months in jail for perverting the course of justice and wilfully making a false declaration.
Her plea for a suspended sentence was denied by the judge at Southampton Crown Court after he said she became pregnant with her new partner despite the threat of a custodial sentence.
Judge Peter Henry said: “You are pregnant but it’s quite clear that you became pregnant, knowing that you were facing a sentence for this matter and knowing that the court had warned you that custody was very much on the cards.”
Holly Fagan, mitigating on Saville’s behalf, tried to argue her pregnancy presented challenges in a custodial setting.
Saville submitted the forged DNA result after Mr Fitton began legal proceedings to gain access to his children and to add his name to his youngest daughter’s birth certificate.
The pair had been in a four-year relationship. Their first daughter was born in March 2019 and the second in January 2022.
Nick Turner, prosecuting, said the relationship was “sometimes described as toxic, characterised by fights and fallings out”.
“The couple split up and got back together on several occasions,” he said.
The court was told the couple separated after their second daughter was conceived in April 2021.
Mr Fitton was denied access to both children by Saville and his name was left off the second child’s birth certificate.
Two months after legal proceedings began, Saville sent Mr Fitton’s solicitors what she claimed were DNA test results. These showed that Mr Mellows was the baby’s father.
Mr Fitton was confirmed as the biological father in July 2022, after the family court ordered another DNA test.
The court heard that Saville went to the registry office to add Mr Mellows’s name to the birth certificate, which they both signed.
“[Mr Mellows] wasn’t the father,” Mr Tucker told the court. “He must’ve known that, and certainly Georgina Saville knew that.”
He added: “Knowing that Kyle was the father, she made a false declaration to Births and Deaths, knowing in so doing she would effectively be able to show [Mr Mellows] had parental responsibility, whereas [Mr Fitton] would not.”
Saville told police after her arrest that she had provided the DNA result to get Mr Fitton “off my back”.
Sentencing, Judge Henry said Saville had failed to show any acknowledgement of wrongdoing.
He said: “[The offence] wasn’t particularly sophisticated in its operation but it was an attempt by you to mislead the court.
“It seems to me that you were fully aware that the [false test] would be used in court proceedings and the intention here was to thwart the proper course of justice within the family court proceedings.”
slags be slagging. people proven to falsify information to prevent a parent accessing there child. or preventing access because you had a little spat should have there kids removed from there care. they are currently and will always be nothing but pawns, weapons for parents like these to use against there partners and they deserve better.
Not a problem, the kid’s father can look after it. If he doesn’t want to, into the care system it goes.
A psychology graduate who put her skills to use to exploit, manipulate and coerce her ‘loved ones’ and the legal system…Which ultimately put her in prison.
Excellent.
What a scumbag.
Using the birth of a child as an excuse to skip prison is certainly a choice
Jesus 3 kids who don’t get to see their mum for a few years, even worse their mum has deliberately done this. Hopefully the dad of the 2 girls is a decent parent to them. The dad of the baby can’t be much better if he’s gone along with this.
Absolute shameful behaviour by their mum.
I remember Judge James Pickels in the 80s got slammed by the media for sending a pregnant woman to prison for he umpteenth shop lifting case. His reasoning was that she got pregnant only so she could avoid prison.
From.what I remember, it basically ended his career.
How times have changed