A phone call to mom could crush granny’s custody bid

As Baby Daniel’s mother waits to hear if she will be released on bail pending her sentencing for child abuse and neglect, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been called upon to protect her surviving children.

The baby’s grandmother had approached the family court to gain custody of two of the children, but an anti-child abuse organisation claims the woman is not fit to take them into her care.

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