Sister of San Bernardino Shooter Seeking to Adopt Baby Left Behind

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A custody hearing was held but no long-term decisions were made on the status of the 6-month-old daughter of a husband and wife who gunned down 14 people in Southern California last week.

Saira Khan, the older sister of shooter Syed Farook (shown above at left), is seeking to adopt the child.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, whose attorney is representing Khan, said in a statement Monday that the child remains in the custody of San Bernardino County Child Protective Services and another hearing has been scheduled for next month.

CAIR says it is seeking to have the child placed with a Muslim foster family and to be reunited with relatives as soon as possible.

The county has declined comment on the child’s status.

The couple left the girl with family members saying they were headed to a doctor’s appointment before Wednesday’s shooting at a holiday party.

(Photo: ABC News)

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