'Adoptive mum' of abused boy says she had to return the child to his mother last year with a heavy heart


MELAKA: The seven-year-old boy who died due to alleged abuse only moved to his biological mother's home at Taman Krubong Jaya here last year, claims a woman who allegedly cared for him.

In a Facebook post, the 50-year-old woman from Selangor said she had raised the boy for six years since he was a baby, to help his biological mother who was pursuing her higher education and facing financial difficulties.

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