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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Lewis

They knew something wasn’t right – tests finally revealed they were switched at birth

A baby holds an adult hand - (PA Archive)

In 1965, a woman gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital. Seven days later she returned home with a baby.

When the baby developed dark curls that made her look different from herself, Rafteseth Dokken assumed she just took after her husband's mother.

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