Mother And Daugther To Be Reunited After 22-Years
Published: February 14, 2006
A mother in South Philadelphia is about to be reunited with her daughter, who she has not seen for 22-years.
Olga Vega plans to leave for Donna, Texas, sometime Tuesday, to see her 23-year-old daughter who she thought she would never see again.
“Oh my God, I’m so happy, I’m overjoyed,” said Vega.
Vega’s daughter was 18-months-old when she last saw her in 1982. Two Philadelphia Police officers came to her South Philadelphia home on Saturday and told her that her daughter, now 23, was living in Texas and wanted to come home.
Vanessa was taken to Mexico as a young child by a young couple after an alleged adoption dispute, officials said.
Last week, the couple notified Vanessa that they were not her birth parents. Police said she took a bus to Texas and contacted local authorities.
With the help of Philadelphia Police, Vanessa’s mother and sister were located and contacted.
“Every birthday, that was it, I want my family together and now it’s going to happen” said Vanessa’s sister Daisy Vega.
Leaders of the Latino Community in Philadelphia from Progresso, have provided plane tickets for Olga Vega so she can travel to Texas and return with her daughter.
Investigators are unclear if criminal charges will be filed.
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