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Man abandoned as newborn in plastic bag reunites with birth family after years of searching

Moment man abandoned as baby in plastic bag with placenta still attached finally meets birth family
  • Jon Scarlett-Phillips, who was abandoned as a baby in 1984, had an emotional reunion with his birth family on ITV's Long Lost Family.
  • He was discovered in a plastic bag with his placenta still attached in a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
  • Now 40, Scarlett-Phillips enlisted the show's help to trace his birth mother.
  • He met his two half-sisters, who explained that their birth mother was unable to attend due to a long period of illness.
  • Watch the video in full above
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