Judge to decide who tsunami survivor Baby 81’s parents are

THE future of the tsunami survivor known as “Baby 81” will be decided at a court hearing, with only one couple having lodged a formal custody petition out of nine original claimants.

Judge to decide who tsunami survivor Baby 81’s parents are

"I believe in God, and I am sure my baby will be given to me," said Murugupillai Jeyarajah who, with his wife Jenita, submitted a custody claim for the boy who was found alone after the December 26 tsunami struck the eastern town of Kalmunai.

The boy is known as "Baby 81" because he was the 81st person to be admitted to the Kalmunai hospital on the day the tsunami swept across southern Asia, killing more than 100,000 people.

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