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Article: Shabazz faces burn surgery Widow of Malcolm X needs delicate operation to save life, doctors say
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 4, 1997
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Betty Shabazz's daughter and troubled 12-year-old grandson were
reunited Tuesday in an emotional Family Court proceeding here as
doctors prepared to perform delicate surgery that they characterized
as an "absolute necessity" to save Shabazz's life.
Qubilah Shabazz, who flew from San Antonio to join her critically
injured mother and her imprisoned son, Malcolm, stared straight ahead
when the boy walked handcuffed into the courtroom and sat beside
her.
Judge Howard Spitz postponed until Friday a preliminary hearing on
a charge of juvenile delinquency against Malcolm, the grandson of
slain black leader Malcolm X, for allegedly setting a gasoline-
stoked
fire in the apartment of his grandmother, ...