Article: Shabazz faces burn surgery Widow of Malcolm X needs delicate operation to save life, doctors say

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, ...

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