‘Little fighters’ undergo tests

IRELAND’S conjoined twins underwent the first of several tests at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London yesterday ahead of their separation surgery.

And true to their little fighter spirit, little Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf from Carrigtwohill in east Cork chose yesterday to laugh out loud for the first time.

Their mother, Angie, said admitting her 16-week-old boys to the hospital yesterday morning, and leaving them in the care of doctors, was one of the most difficult things she has done.