Family to keep weeping statue until Easter

Rare occurrence: The weeping statue of Mother Mary in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: The family which owns a statue of the weeping Mother Mary will keep the figurine at home at least until Easter next month.

“We would like to have the statue in the house during Lent,” said Michael George, whose home in Kampung Mahandoi, Penampang, has caught public attention following news that the statue has been shedding tears the past one week.