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Do-it-all mum: Raised her sons while sticking by then drug-addict husband
They lived on $800 a month while dad recovered
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Ms Ranjit Kaur and Mr Ranjit Singh with their sons, (from far left) Arwinder Singh, 32, Delwinder Singh, 29, and Kelvinder Singh, 16.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Ms Ranjit Kaur was so bent on getting married that she ran away from home at age 21.
But during her wedding reception in a community centre, with more than 200 guests in attendance, her groom was nowhere to be found. That night in 1987, Mr Ranjit Singh had stolen away to binge on heroin.
