However, the girl refused to go with the older woman and a heart-wrenching 20-minute tussle ensued before the girl was dragged into a car and taken away. The grandaunt then sought custody of the girl. This was despite the Welfare Department’s recommendation that the grandaunt and granduncle continue caring for the child. Child rights activists have now offered their help to the 62-year-old grandaunt to regain custody of the girl. However, he claimed the mother backtracked later by saying that she actually intended to surrender the custody to the girl’s father and paternal grandmother.

Source: The Star January 13, 2017 23:50 UTC