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Missing mother Rebecca Minnock and son Ethan found safe Missing mother Rebecca Minnock and son Ethan found safe
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A mother and her three-year-old son have been found safe and well two weeks after going missing, police have said.A mother and her three-year-old son have been found safe and well two weeks after going missing, police have said.
Rebecca Minnock, 35, from Somerset, fled with her son Ethan following a court ruling that the boy should live with his father. Rebecca Minnock, 35, from Highbridge, Somerset, disappeared with her son Ethan on 27 May after a court ruled the boy should live with his father.
Avon and Somerset police said Ms Minnock handed herself in "in the Oxford area".Avon and Somerset police said Ms Minnock handed herself in "in the Oxford area".
Ms Minnock and her son "will now receive the support they need," police added.Ms Minnock and her son "will now receive the support they need," police added.
Det Ch Insp Marie Wright said: "This is the news we had been hoping for and I am grateful to Becky for coming forward."Det Ch Insp Marie Wright said: "This is the news we had been hoping for and I am grateful to Becky for coming forward."
Grandmother jailed Speaking to the Daily Mail before she handed herself in, Ms Minnock said Ethan's desire to see her family and to sleep in his own bed had "made my mind up".
The pair disappeared from Highbridge, Somerset, on 27 May, the day a court ruled he should live with his father. "I've seen the amount of support I've had from neighbours, family and friends and I'm just hoping that somebody will be able to help us to get this case looked into again."
Ms Minnock has been engaged in a two-year legal battle with Ethan's father Roger Williams over contact with their son. She said she made the "huge decision" to go into hiding because she felt "trapped".
"I just couldn't hand him over," she added.
Not 'emotionally safe'
Ms Minnock has been engaged in a two-year legal battle with Ethan's father over contact with their son.
In February, a district judge found she had fabricated allegations against Mr Williams in order to "frustrate contact" between him and Ethan.
A social worker reported that Ethan was not "emotionally safe" with his mother, and Ethan had been staying with his father four nights a week since February.
Earlier on Friday, Ethan's grandmother was sentenced to 10 days in prison for lying in court about the pair's disappearance.Earlier on Friday, Ethan's grandmother was sentenced to 10 days in prison for lying in court about the pair's disappearance.
Louise Minnock, 52, was convicted of contempt of court for hiding the fact they were driven to Cheltenham. Louise Minnock, 52, was convicted of contempt of court for hiding the fact they were driven to Cheltenham by her partner Andrew Butt, who was jailed for the maximum 28 days for contempt.
The driver, Andrew Butt, was jailed for the maximum 28 days for contempt.
Butt, Louise Minnock's partner, told Judge Stephen Wildblood QC at Bristol Crown Court he had lied about his role in events.