The two children, a boy and a girl who are now aged four, were born on the same day in 2010 in a Johannesburg hospital but ended up being taken home and raised by the wrong parents after nurses mixed up their identities. The families were unaware of the mistake until one of the mothers underwent tests when her ex-husband refused to pay child support. One of the mothers had initially wanted to get her biological child back, while the other preferred to keep the one she had raised, leaving the North Gauteng High Court to decide.
The court asked the
University of Pretoria's Centre for Child Law to investigate and report
back on what would be in the children's best interests, which are given a
prominent position in matters concerning minors under South African
law. "The recommendation is that the children should stay with the
parents who have raised them and should also be permitted to have
contact with their biological parents," said Ann Skelton, director of
the center. The court has not set a date to decide the final fate of the
children.
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