And she should have taken her case somewhere else once she realised they don’t see it the same way. She asked for help, they told her what they thought was right in their views. Either accept or move on from it. It’s sad the mother didn’t have other options like other family members who could help her raise awesomeness for her case
If the community couldn’t help her they should have directed her to those who could. They did neither and are instead trying to clean up their reputations by calling her a liar.