Parents of Tacony lock-up victim will seek custody of their grandchildren
Lawyers announced today the parents of Tamara Breeden, one of four adults found chained in a Tacony basement last weekend, will seek temporary custody of Breeden’s two children.
Breeden and three males were found Saturday in basement on the 4700-block of Longshore Avenue — the beginning of an ongoing investigation that’s uncovered more victims of a Social Security collection scheme.
Wilbert and Peggy Wanamaker, of Kensington, plan to care for Breedens two young children, who were found days later, locked in another house.
“As their daughter heals and gets the care she needs, they will be asking DHS to give them their grandchildren to care for and support as they begin rebuilding their family,” attorney Steven G. Wigrizer, of Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller said today.
The chlidren are currently in foster care.
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