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Story behind murdered child Angeline's adoption
Hamidah, the biological mother of an 8-year-old girl named Angeline who was found dead in the backyard of her familyâs home in Denpasar, Bali, cried hysterically upon seeing the body of her child at Sanglah General Hospital on Wednesday evening
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amidah, the biological mother of an 8-year-old girl named Angeline who was found dead in the backyard of her family's home in Denpasar, Bali, cried hysterically upon seeing the body of her child at Sanglah General Hospital on Wednesday evening.
"Who killed you, child? Why were you killed? Your mother cannot accept that you are treated like that," Hamidah said as quoted by kompas.com.
"Mr. Policeman go and capture the killer of my daughter, Sir. Sentence them to death," said the woman, who hails from Banyuwangi, East Java.
Angelina was reported missing by her adoptive mother, Margareith, after she noticed that the child was no longer playing in front of her house a month ago at 3 p.m. local time. Her body was found buried in the backyard of her house Wednesday morning.
Hamidah explained that Angeline was her second of three children.
One of the victim's relatives, Supri, said that Angeline was adopted by Margareith when she was three days old. Hamidah was prohibited from meeting Angeline after the adoption based on an agreement between her and Margareith. Hamidah and Margareith had not met since the adoption either.
Supri explained that before the adoption, Hamidah and Margareith did not know each other. The two simply met at a clinic in Canggu, Bali.
Because Hamidah did not have any money to cover the cost of giving birth, Margareith extended help and adopted the baby. (hhr)
