We're just going to be happy now: Port Shepstone gran's daughter
UK officials have allowed 92-year-old Port Shepstone granny, Myrtle Cothill to remain in the country with her daughter on compassionate grounds and medical evidence.
Cothill's lawyer, Jan Doerfel says he's already been approached by more people, including two South Africans, to take on similar cases.
He's hopeful the UK will change its immigration laws.
"We do need to change the law otherwise every single case is going to be an immense battle. The reason why Myrtle was granted in the end was her medical report effectively saying if she is removed, there will be an increased risk of her dying in three months of removal," he said.
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Cothill's daughter, Mary Wills has been speaking to Newswatch from England. She says it fitting that the news came on the eve of Mothers Day in the UK.
LISTEN to the full interview with Mary Wills below.
Cothill had applied to stay with her daughter while in the UK on a visitor's visa in 2014. Officials initially refused the application - saying it should have been made before her arrival in the country.
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