Was the Malaysian toddler ‘adopted’, sold, or kidnapped? On 9 Nov 2015, a Malaysian girl was taken by her father from her relatives’ Johor Bahru home. Due to the father’s history of drug abuse, 2-year-old Angie Tiong’s relatives believed that she was sold for RM12,000 (about S$4,000). Source Angie’s relatives made a police report in early Dec, suggesting that Angie was sold to a couple living in Singapore. Indeed this story of “adoption” — or selling — of a Malaysian toddler feels too complicated to wrap your head around. Even The Straits Times was confused about the nationality of the couple whom had “adopted” little girl. In a report dated 2 Jan, the couple was described as Singaporean, but was later said to be a Malaysian couple who are Singaporean Permanent Residents (PR). LOL. To ST’s credit, we eventually found out that the wife is Singaporean, and the husband is a Malaysian who is also a Singaporean PR. MustShareNews.com thus presents to you a breakdown of this convoluted story. What did Angie’s father say? The story gets complicated as Angie’s father gave contradictory answers, and changed his story several times. The father of Angie claimed that a male friend gave him […]
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