During the 1950s, there was a story of a 13 year-old dutch girl named Maria Bertha Hertogh. This was a court case regarding her custody between her biological parents and her foster mother, Che Aminah.
The conflict began with the circumstances when Maria was handed over to Che Aminah in 1942.
When the custody battles occured in April 1950, Maria, now known as Nadra, was brought up as a Muslim. Maria's mother lost the first round. In August, back in the hands of Che Aminah, Maria married a school teacher called Mansor Adabi. The second round in the custody battle went to Maria's mother. In the process of Che Aminah's appeal, Maria was put in a convent.
In early December, feelings in the Muslim community were highly charged. There was strong bitterness against the Europeans and the way the case was being handled. Tensions raised as more issues arouse.
On Monday 11 December, the day that Che Aminah's appeal was to be heard, a large Muslim crowd demanded that Maria should be taken out of the convent. A struggle broke out between the malays and the eurasians.
Velge, a member of the Special Constabulary, who drew his revolver and fired three shots. Two Malays were wounded, one got hit in the head. Suddenly a chaos broke loose.
At the end of it all, 18 people were dead, 173 injured and 84 cars destroyed. A dispute between two families eventually developed wider social implications. The issue became a battle between two different cultures and religious interests. No one gave much thought to the happiness and future of the child.
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