Families take toxic chemical birth defect case to high court

A court case brought forth by a group of families relating to toxic waste and birth defects is set to begin in the UK today.

Overall, eighteen youngsters from Northamptonshire families are involved in the case, as their families claim that they were born with deformities due to the presence of toxic waste in the town where they live.

All of the youths, aged between nine and 22 years old, have deformities involving their hands and feet.

David Wilby, the childrens’ QC, commented: "These are lifelong deformities which have had, and will have, a tremendous impact in their everyday lives."

The families are suing Corby Borough Council for millions of pounds worth of damages. The case is expected to last for around ten weeks.

Elsewhere, Jiang Fan, a senior family planning official from China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission, claimed that a rise in the number of babies born with defects in China is due to pollution in both urban and rural areas of the country.