The Story of the Baby Found in a Cinema Toilet

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The Story of the Baby Found in a Cinema Toilet

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Aug 3, 2018

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Rob Weston was abandoned in a cinema toilet in the UK in 1956. Decades later he was reunited with his brother Tommy Chalmers, thanks to the help of DNA detective Julia Bell. (Photo courtesy of Rob Weston.)

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Aug 3, 2018

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The Story of the Baby Found in a Cinema Toilet

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