Conjoined twins reunited after first time apart

The mother of conjoined twins has told how her sons were reunited yesterday after being apart for the first time in their lives while little Hassan Benhaffaf underwent spine surgery.

Conjoined twins reunited after  first time  apart

Cork mother Angie Benhaffaf told how her 26-month-old sons pined for each other for the past week as Hassan had metal rods inserted in his spine in the operating theatre at Crumlin Children’s Hospital to treat his congenital scoliosis.

Since their marathon 14-hour separation operation just over two years ago the twins have stunned the medical world with their progress and were even fitted for a prosthetic limb each late last year.

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