Brit woman adopted as a baby reunited with birth mother thanks to Facebook miracle

A woman given up for adoption as a baby was able to reconnect with her birth mum 7,000 miles away thanks to Facebook.

Katherine Samwell-Smith, 45, was born in Chile but came to the UK to be adopted at six months old.

Now she lives in High Barnet, north London, with her husband Michael Gehr, 49, and their children Benji, nine, and Sophie, six.