Two sisters who had no idea the other existed have been united after spending more than 60 years apart, thanks to a surprising DNA test
Sisters Julie Mamo and Julie Ansell had no idea each other existed until May this year.
Julie Mamo, now 66, was born in Dover in 1956 and adopted at nine days old after her mother, Lillian Fisher, then 17 and unmarried, felt pressure to give her up.Ms Fisher went on to have four more children including another daughter, Julie Ansell, now 64, who lives in St Margaret's Bay, Kent. The sisters - now known as"Julie 1" and"Julie 2", were finally brought together after their nephew, Jason Fisher, embarked on a quest to discover his heritage.Ms Ansell recalled her mother, who has now died, telling her aged 12 that she had previously given up a baby for adoption.
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