Two women share “heartbreaking” story of discovering they were switched at birth, 55 years later
The mix-up caused serious emotional distress for the two families. Two women have shared their story of discovering they were switched at birth. Jill Lopez and Tina Ennis were born on the same day in 1964 and grew up about two hours away from each other, never meeting. Then, two years ago at the age […]
4 years ago
Update: Couple are reunited with their swapped newborn son
Briton Richard Cushworth and his wife Mercedes Casanellas have been reunited with their lost son after other mothers that had given birth at the same hospital on the same day were DNA tested. The new mother gave birth at 35 weeks by C-section when her husband was out of the country, and only briefly saw […]
11 years ago
Parents fear baby was swapped by hospital staff and sold to traffickers
A devastated couple have launched a public appeal for information after discovering their baby does not share their DNA. Briton Richard Cushworth and his wife Mercedes Casanellas, who live in the United States, had travelled to Mercedes’ native El Salvador so she could give birth there. Now they believe their obstretrician-gyneocologist, Dr Alejandra Guidos, who has […]
11 years ago
This couple say they are ‘traumatised’ after baby mix-up. Are they overreacting?
The story has divided opinion online
12 years ago
Switched at Birth: French courts award €1.8m to two families after hospital mix-up
The babies in question are now 20
12 years ago