Custody battle after baby orphaned by San Bernardino shooters
Suspicion surrounds the family of the couple who last week killed 14 people in an attack at a Southern California office party -- but there is one family member whose innocence is absolute: the couple's 6-month old girl, left orphaned by her murderous parents, and whose fate will be decided by Family Court.
The girl, whose name is not being released, is in the custody of San Bernardino County Child Protective Services, blissfully unaware of the carnage and misery wrought by her parents, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, last Wednesday.
Although experts predicted the baby will not be raised by blood relatives, her aunt and uncle moved to gain custody at a Family Court hearing Monday.
"The family is naturally distraught at the separation and are eagerly awaiting to obtain custody of the 6-month-old girl," Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Los Angeles branch said in a statement.