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The mother, who gave up her son when he was just a toddler, expressed profound sorrow upon learning of his escape. "I'm heartbroken; I still just can't fathom it—how can anybody treat somebody like that?" she said. Her emotional response highlights the trauma of both losing a child and learning of the severe abuses he allegedly endured for decades.
Over the years, not only had she been searching for her son, but her daughter had also joined her in this relentless pursuit. “I've always known he existed, and I've always loved him and I've always been trying to find him,” she described, noting that they had spent over a decade trying in vain to locate him. Now, with him finally free, she expressed pride in his bravery, wishing he had escaped sooner.