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Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2
Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2

Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2

Date5/8/1975
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  • Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean; the boy she's looked after since he was 2. The Ontario Supreme Court denied custody to Rita McQuillan; Sean's mother and Mrs. Salomaa's daughter; a member of Hare Krishna Sect. Court decided the mother was immature and unstable.
  • Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean; the boy she's looked after since he was 2. The Ontario Supreme Court denied custody to Rita McQuillan; Sean's mother and Mrs. Salomaa's daughter; a member of Hare Krishna Sect. Court decided the mother was immature and unstable.
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