Madonna Attempts to ‘Steal’ Malawi Child

Madonna did not get her adoption approved.

The singer, 50, spent about an hour in court Monday morning in the Malawi capital of Lilongwe, where a judge delayed ruling on her application to adopt a second Malawian child, 3-year-old Mercy James, until Friday. (The child’s name was listed on Monday’s court docket.)

Court official Thomson Ligowe would not reveal any other information.

Mercy James’ grandmother, 61-year-old Lucy Chekechiwa, is reportedly against Madonna’s decision to adopt. (Mercy James’ single teen mother died at age 18; the girl’s father is believed to be alive.)

She told Britain’s The Sun,

“Why doesn’t this singer pick other children? It is stealing. I want to go to to court. I won’t let her go.”

It is unknown if Chekechiwa was at court Monday.

Madonna arrived in the African nation Sunday with her children, Lourdes, 12, and sons Rocco, 8, and David, 3, whom she adopted from Malawi in 2007.

Criticism over her decision to adopt continued to brew over the weekend.

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Madonna Attempts to ‘Steal’ Malawi Child

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