Mercy Goes Into Hiding! Her Grandfather Speaks Out

As we mentioned previously, Madonna‘s attempt to adopt little Mercy from Malawi was denied.
Mercy’s biological father is now trying to get back into the picture. And it seems Madge isn’t have any of it!
In fact, Mercy has now gone into hiding, apparently at the request of Madge, now that the biological father, 24-year-old James Kambewa, wants to get reunited.
Staff at the Kondanani children’s home are cooperating with Madge and Mercy is believed to have gone into hiding at a secret location with someone from the orphanage.
Mercy’s maternal grandfather, Saxon Maunde, a poor farmer in Kondanani, also spoke about the biological dad Kambewa, who left Mercy’s mom after she became pregnant at 15-years-old and he fled the town to avoid responsibility.
Grandpa says:

“We cannot believe this boy is coming forward like this. We are very suspicious of his reasons, especially as he has caused our family so much heartbreak in the past. When my precious daughter became pregnant we were so disappointed with her. She had been doing well at school and we had to take her away from her studies. There was disgrace for us in the pregnancy, but this boy could have made things acceptable by marrying her and taking responsibility. Instead, he denied he was the father. He was a coward who ran away. When our daughter died after Mercy was born, this wretched boy sent no message of condolence. He is the last person we want to see now.”

And Madge’s attorneys in Malawi are fighting back, adding “We are more determined than ever to persuade the courts to let Madonna adopt Mercy. We have heard that a young man is claiming he is her father and wants the child, but he has not contacted us and we will not entertain his claims. As the father of an illegitimate child he has few rights and in our culture he is considered an outcast in society.”
So sad.
Madge’s case is scheduled to be heard again on at the end of this month.
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