Family want Jolie's adopted daughter back

The family of Angelina Jolie's adopted daughter Zahara have said that they want her to bring the child back to her home in Africa.

The actress adopted the Ethiopian girl from an orphanage when she was diseased and close to death, but now her grandmother has insisted that the paperwork is incorrect and that she should be returned because her mother is still alive.

But on the adoption papers, obtained by US magazine In Touch Weekly, it states that although she has family in Africa she has no living parents.

Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, who claims to be the girl's mother said: "I want my daughter to come home to see where she is from.

"Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity."

The aunt of Zahara has also spoken out about Jolie and Pitt's adoption, saying: "My mother was very sad. At one point she was even thinking of trying to find a way to bring her grandchild back, but she has no money, so she can't."

But reports claim Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt will fight for their daughter. A source said: "She believes that Zahara is an orphan and the woman who claims to be her mum is mistaken.

"Zahara was days away from death and Angelina saved that child. As far as she is concerned, that bonded her to that little girl forever."