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| Zephany Nurse was taken three days after being born |
A South African court has jailed a
woman for 10 years for kidnapping a baby from her hospital bed 19 years
ago and raising her as her own.
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| Morne Nurse said the abduction had broken up their marriage |
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| The Nurse family organised a media campaign to raise awareness about the case |
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| Zephany's mother, Celeste Nurse, celebrated her birthday every year |
The kidnapped girl's biological parents, Celeste and Morne Nurse, called her Zephany, but the name she grew up with has not been revealed to protect her identity.
The convicted woman has also not been named for similar reasons. Local media have previously reported that Zephany does not wish to have a relationship with her biological parents and considers the woman who kidnapped her as her mother.
She has decided to continue living with her abductor's husband, whom she grew up believing to be her father.
Outside the court, Zephany's biological grandmother Marilyn said she was not happy with the length of the sentence, but hoped that the family would now have a chance to bond and form a relationship with Zephany.