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A Family of Five Was Living Off-Grid in a Remote Cabin in Central Italy. Then the Courts Intervened
The court cited risks to the children’s physical and mental health and lack of social interaction as reasons for removal from their remote off-grid home.
- Recently, a L'Aquila juvenile court ordered the removal of three children from Nathan Trevallion, 51-year-old British former chef, and Catherine Birmingham, 45-year-old Australian life coach, from their Abruzzo home.
- Last year, hospitalisations from poisonous mushrooms prompted social services and law enforcement to visit the family's remote property, recently purchased and used to promote retreats on Catherine Birmingham's website.
- The family lives without mains utilities and relied on solar panels, fireplaces, well water, an outdoor composting toilet, and homeschooled children with little social contact, which the court flagged as harmful.
- Patrol cars removed the children from the Abruzzo home to a church-run care facility while the mother remains at the property with limited access and Giovanni Angelucci, family lawyer, is preparing an appeal next week.
- Dubbed Bimbi nel Bosco, the case has captivated Italy, drawing criticism from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, and more than 13,000 online petition supporters.
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3 Kids Under 9 Were Living with Parents in Remote Woods Until Court Took Custody. Dad Calls It 'a Great Injustice'
“The kids are not in danger of their lives," said mom Catherine BirminghamFamily handout Catherine Birmingham, Nathan Trevallion and their childrenNEED TO KNOWThree children have been taken into custody following a court order issued after prosecutors claimed the kids were suffering "serious harm" by living off the gridThe family entered the spotlight after they were hospitalized in 2024 after eating poisonous mushroomsThe children's parents, Na…
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She comes from a million-dollar family in Australia and her husband is an English ex chef, who made a lot of money in his country.They have three children and live healthy and happy away from the mundane noise.
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