It is thought to be the first time when a UK Judge has used the Judicial Office Twitter account and made a plea requesting Ms.Ellie Yarrow Sanders to come back with her son.  Ellie Yarrow Sanders took her son Olly Sheridan, 3, and disappeared in July after becoming involved in a family court litigation with her ex-partner Patrick Sheridan.  The Judge Mr. Justice Williams who is also looking into the case would probably be the first judge to have used the Twitter account to sort out the family court dispute. 

Hashtag #comehomeolly was used along with the tweet that was posted on 1 February. 

Mr. Williams is overseeing the case in the Family Division of the High Court in London.  The tweet was posted after the judge oversaw the latest hearing on the family dispute case.  The Judge was concerned as the child has been missing for more the past six months. 

On Friday, Ellie Yarrow Sanders’ mother Donna, 47 and sister Maddie, 22 also urged Ellie to come back after making a joint plea with Patrick Sheridan.  The joint statement stated, “We just want to know that Olly is safe and we plead for Ellie to return home as soon as possible.  We all agree that Olly needs to come home to his normal life surrounded by family and friends."  The mother and sister were in complete support of the Judge’s appeal.  They requested Ellie to have confidence in the court process. 

On Friday, the Judge requested the lawyers to release a statement with complete details of his message to Ms. Sanders.  The statement outlined that he would deal with Ellie’s case fairly.  He has also appointed a senior social worker who would look into Olly’s welfare but that doesn’t indicate in any way that Olly would be placed in foster care. 

Olly’s father Patrick Sheridan who is in his mid-forties only wants the return of his son.  The father agrees that if Ellie returns Olly by the next hearing, he will look into the matter and prevent Ellie and her family members from being punished for having played any part in Olly’s disappearance. 

According to lawyers, Ellie disappeared with Olly a few weeks before she was due to give court evidence in a “critical” hearing.  Earlier, journalists were barred from identifying anyone involved in the family hearing dispute however now the bar has been lifted in hope of finding more information about Olly.  The Essex police have requested the public to contact them at telephone number 101 if they receive any information regarding Olly’s disappearance.