Councillor to adopt baby of domestic abuse victim

A mother’s empathy: Ng says she has consulted a lawyer about the adoption process.

KLUANG: After assisting a pregnant victim of domestic abuse for the past four months, a municipal councillor has decided to help the woman further by agreeing to adopt her newborn baby.

Kluang Municipal Council’s Mengkibol zone councillor Joan Ng, 40, said she was willing to take on the responsibility as the 28-year-old woman, who already has two children, could not afford to care for the baby after giving birth to him on June 5.