But in 1997, by which time the children had been living with their mother for nearly three and a half years, the father refused to return them at the end of a visitation period.
لكن عام ١٩٩٧ ،‏ بعد ان عاش الولدان مع أمهما ثلاث سنوات ونصفا تقريبا ،‏ رفض الوالد ان يعيدهما في نهاية احدى زياراتهما له .‏