The village vet was present in court during Thursday’s hour-long episode of the ITV1, facing accusations of kidnapping baby Ivy. However, things didn’t go as planned as she ended up ranting at the judge. She lost her temper while being questioned about what really happened when she fled the village with the newborn. Viewers are aware that she took Ivy after her ex-husband Gus Malcolms plotted an escape to France after fraudulently obtaining Rhona’s embryos and implanting them into his then wife Lucy Malcolms.
During the court case, everything from Rhona’s drug addiction to her recent troubles with Marlon Dingle were brought up in an attempt to discredit her. When asked why she broke the law, she replied: “Then I would question the rule of law on this. I am here to try and stop you from sending me to prison when I am clearly the victim. The law is an ass quite frankly.
I’m sorry but he stole from me. He allowed another woman to give birth to my child without me having a say or a right to argue. And now when I want to have an opinion on how that child is raised, I am accused of abduction and kidnap. Ivy is my child in every way that matters.
And you have to believe that I only took her because I love her. She is my daughter.” The judge intervened to give Rhona a break until the following day, while Gus sat smugly in the gallery.
