‘Mother’s eyes’ helped find stolen baby — after 20 years
In an extraordinary tale that brings to mind Zephany Nurse, young woman discovers that her 'mom' stole her
12 December 2021 - 00:00
Twenty years ago a teenage mother, her newborn child and her aunt stopped at a shop on their way to the small Mpumalanga farming town of Breyten. The 16-year-old, who had just given birth to a girl in an Ermelo hospital, felt dizzy and was in pain. A kind lady offered to hold her baby and walked away in the aunt’s direction...
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