A child caught in between
In a divorce, it is always a case of ‘he says’ ‘she says’, especially when children are involved. This happens in a broken family where mother, Tan Siew Siew decided to leave her three-year-old daughter behind in Malaysia with her estranged husband and to build a new life for herself in the United Kingdom more than eight years ago. She couldn’t stand to keep paying for the never-ending debt to the loan sharks, owed by his husband who is a gambling addict.
Now, the 38-year-old Londonbased restaurant manager and her 41-year-old ex-husband Low Swee Siong are embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their 12-year-old daughter Low Bi-Anne, even though she was awarded custody by the High Court in 2008. The custody battle caught the nation’s attention last year when Low was sent to jail for not complying with a court order to surrender Bi-Anne to his ex-wife. After friends and family paid a RM20,000 fine to have him released, he was further ordered to pay a fine of RM400 for each day he delayed in handing the girl to Tan.
Both mother and father have confronted the media to speak out their voices. But the true story behind those lies is only known to those who knew both of them. Justice shall make the best out of everything.
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