Sally Faulkner, the Brisbane mum at the centre of the 60 Minutes kidnapping bungle in 2016 which saw the mum attempt to retrieve her children from her ex-husband in Lebanon, has some happy news to share. Taking to Instagram on the weekend, Sally announced she is pregnant with her fourth baby.
Kidspot reports, Sally announced the news with four ultrasound photos, the first two are of her children, Lahela, seven and Noah, five who she hasn’t seen since they visited their father in Lebanon and he refused to let them return to Australia, the third is her son Eli who she had with her new partner Brendan Price, and the fourth photo is Issac, the baby on the way.
Sally Faulkner and her children Lahela, seven and Noah, five who she hasn’t seen since they left to visit their father in Lebanon.
The Brisbane mum has lived a heartbreaking few years in the spotlight after she claims her ex-husband lured their children to Lebanon for a holiday, only to never return them to Australia, despite Sally having full custody.
The fight for the children took a turn for the worst, Sally and a 60 Minutes team travelled to Beirut where a team from Child Abduction Recovery international were paid to grab the two children of Ms Faulkner.
Sally Faulkner’s ex-husband Ali Elamine told News Corp he has no plans to return to Australia with his children and said he intends to tell them about their mother’s behaviour when they get older.
On April 7, 2016 Faulkner and the 60 Minutes crew were arrested by Lebanese police.
A rumoured $1 million payment to the children’s father Ali Elamine enabled them to be released.
However, Faulkner was also forced to relinquish full custody of her two children.
Sally says she will never give up on her children and getting them home safely.
“I did not think for a second that the person I loved and trusted would do this to them and do this to me,” she shared in an emotional video on social media.
“What I want to say is that I will never stop trying and I will never ever ever give and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that Noah and Layley know they are loved by me.”
While Sally will be undoubtedly suffering the heartache of being kept from her children, the news of her pregnancy is a glimmer of sunshine for the mum-of-three.
