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Parents find kidnapped son after 24 years

After years of heartbreaking anticipation, a Chinese couple reunited with their kidnapped son who was abducted 24 years ago. The parents' relentless search inspired a movie in 2015, and the family is now living a happy ending of their own. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Jul 17, 2021 (01:38)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “PARENTS REUNITE WITH SON KIDNAPPED 24 YEARS AGO”

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It also raised awareness of child abduction in China, a longstanding problem. Kidnappers target children sometimes so young they don't even know their own names or their hometowns. Some of them don't even know they've been kidnapped at all. RAMY INOCENCIO (VOICEOVER): This woman, arrested last month, and her boyfriend are accused of kidnapping the boy and selling him to a couple in another part of China. [SPEAKING CHINESE] RAMY INOCENCIO (VOICEOVER): Police say DNA tests confirm the now young man's identity. On social media, Andy Lao called the reunion thrilling. A real life happy ending fit for the movies. Ramy Inocencio, CBS News Hong Kong.

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