A British couple informs that they have been detained as “prisoners” with their four-month-old infant on a Caribbean Island, after unexpectedly giving birth at sea, reports indicate.
Outlets reported, travelling from Greater Manchester UK, Iuliia Gurzhii along with ger husband Clive, having plans to give birth to their child on a beach at Rodney Bay, St Lucia, an Island in the Caribbean. However, on the boat journey to the island, Gurzhii’s water erupted, giving birth to a baby girl prior to reaching the island in April.
Husband Clive informed, although it was unexpected, it was perfect and his wife was loving the moment with the sea emitting a frequency which was a natural painkiller and connecting with the universe. She was relaxed and with so much less pain than anticipated, reported the Sun.
Unfortunately, the events that followed twisted the joyful and unique birthing experience into a legal nightmare.
According to numerous subsequent news reports, including The Sun, the couple claimed that they have been stuck in Grenada since June after St Lucian authorities informed that they are unable to register the child’s birth for nearly two months.
The couple informed that they are awaiting results of a DNA test, subsequently informed by the UK High Commission to verify the child is theirs. Meanwhile the couples eight-year-old daughter is separated and remain with family at home in the UK.
Iuliia Gurzhii a yoga teacher, explained that the experience was “traumatizing,” and left her unable to sleep due to fears of hurricanes striking the island.
As per The Times, she had informed with tears in her eyes that they have been pleading for assistance and feel abandoned and essentially stateless. The couple informed that they are not permitted to leave and held back as prisoners.
Her Husband, Clive Gurahii a sport coach explained that they have been pushed around multiple agencies, with no one willing to assist. He said that ordeal had incurred them with a £6,000, roughly $7,600, in credit card debts. He said that no one is willing to help, and will soon run out of essentials.
Clive said that they informed the immigration office in St Lucia only to be told that they needed prove the child was theirs. He said the request for an emergency passport for the child was declined by the officials, since the couple had no proof of where the child was born.
Upon arriving in Grenade, the couple requested assistance at the UK High Commission in St George, and was informed that they will be only allowed to leave accruing a passport for the infant and return to UK only after confirmation that they are the parents through a DNA test.
https://www.insider.com/british-couple-trapped-grenada-caribbean-island-after-baby-born-sea-2023-8
