Argentine stolen at birth reunited with his father at 32

THE search is finally over for Abel Madariaga, whose pregnant wife was kidnapped by Argentine security forces 33 years ago.

After decades of doubt and loneliness, searching faces in the street hoping they might be related, Madariaga has found his son. “I never stopped thinking I would find him,” the 59-year-old father said, squeezing his son’s arm during a packed news conference.

“For the first time, I know who I was; who I am,” the young man said, still marvelling at his new identity: Francisco Madariaga Quintela, a name he only learned last week.