Benhaffaf twin needs spinal surgery until he turns 18

Formerly conjoined twin Hassan Benhaffaf will require regular spinal surgery until he is an adult, his mother Angie has revealed.

The two-year-old spent time apart from his brother Hussein for the first time earlier this year when he underwent surgery at Crumlin Children’s Hospital to straighten his spine.

However, the toddler, from Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, suffers from a more serious form of scoliosis than his brother as a result of abnormally developed vertebrae.