NSW doctor is one of seven people to face trial over alleged child abduction ring in Queensland

Seven people accused of being involved in an abduction ring that helped mothers take and hide their children in violation of family court orders have been committed to stand trial.

NSW doctor William Russell Pridgeon faces three counts of child stealing and two counts of conspiring to defeat justice for his alleged role in a network that eluded authorities for years.

He and co-accused Patrick Finbar McGarry O’Dea, together with five women, were committed to stand trial on Tuesday after an…