A judge has hit out at a council after three Muslim children were given bacon sandwiches while in foster care.
A court heard the youngsters, who are all aged under 16, had been placed with a family who also fed them bacon and eggs for breakfast and gave one of them a hotdog while at a fair.
The carers are said to have told them at the time: “If we make bacon, you eat it.”
The kids' dad, who was accused of being violent and abusive towards their mum, accused the council in Yorkshire of "playing God" during the four-year legal battle.
He also said they had ignored his Islamic faith, telling Judge Angela Finnerty: “One matter that sits terribly with me is that they have been feeding my children bacon.
"You yourself told them not to feed my children pork products."
The mother also spoke of her anger and accused the council of discrimination, saying it doesn't "like Muslims" and doesn't "want Muslim kids to be raised as Muslims by Muslim parents". [Daily Star] Read more
