Homeless Widow Begs Cop Not to Take 3 Kids She Raised Alone from Her — Story of the Day
Officer Stanley Newman warned Martha that if she didn’t take care of her children, she’d lose her parental rights, and he’d have to take them away. The woman pleaded with him not to do so, but officer Newman had no choice.
Martha had nowhere to go after her in-laws kicked her out of their house. Her husband had died tragically in a car accident, and her mother-in-law was pretty convinced that her daughter-in-law was a bad omen in her son’s life which is why it happened.
Martha, an orphan and now a widow with three children and no money or shelter, wandered the streets for a while before finding a small job to support her children. During the day, she’d collect plastic wraps and sell them to vendors for a few dollars, and at night, she’d scour the alleys behind restaurants for leftovers to feed her children.
Needless to say, that was insufficient, and she and her children were struggling. But everything changed the day she met officer Newman.
Martha and her kids were kicked out of her in-laws’ house | Photo: Shutterstock
He was one of the best officers in his department and was recently assigned to a drug smuggling case in New York. He was passing by a Manhattan signal one wintry evening when his gaze was drawn to Martha, who was sitting on the roadside with her children wrapped in a blanket.
Officer Newman initially avoided them because there is never a shortage of homeless people in New York. Worst of all, they’ll sometimes cling to you for money, and half of them are frequently intoxicated or on cheap drugs.
But after looking at Martha’s kids, Officer Newman was concerned. The children were lean and thin as if they hadn’t eaten in a long time. Martha appeared to be in no better shape, with a pale face which indicated a lack of blood, a lifeless expression, and dried lips due to the cold.
Are those her children? Is she begging and selling drugs with them? Officer Newman’s mind was racing with a suspicion of one of the most common smuggling cases, and he decided to approach Martha.
Officer Newman was suspicious of Martha | Photo: Unsplash
“Excuse me!” he exclaimed emphatically. “You need to get up from here! You’re in the way of the pedestrians. And whose kids are these, huh?”
“What! Who’s there? Please don’t touch my children!” Martha said this as she jolted awake and...