She and her parents had an opportunity to go to Australia earlier, but decided against it because her maternal grandmother still lives in Myanmar.

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The order would send the boys to their maternal grandmother, with whom McCready had fought for custody of her older son for five years, he said.

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His maternal grandmother was Ruth Khumalo, and as her name would inextricably connect her to the roots of her tribe, her life would mirror its descent into the madness of postwar South Africa.

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He was unable to regain custody after his ex-wife killed herself - instead, his daughter now lives with her maternal grandmother, who Cdr Toland said in his 2009 statement had refused to allow access.

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