After 80 years of separation, two siblings were reunited with the help of DNA technology provided by Shunde police. The siblings were both last when they were still children. But when they saw each other again on May 7th, they were both grey-haired with children and grandchildren of their own. Relatives from all over, including Shantou and Meizhou, came together in Guangzhou's Tianhe district to celebrate the long-awaited reunion.
The Lin family was torn apart during a time of war, and they were originally a family of nine - four daughters and three sons. In late 1943, their youngest son, just over a year old, tragically was separated from the rest of the family. And so began 80 years of separation.
The youngest son was adopted and taken to Meizhou, where he was given the name Deng Hainan. He grew up there, got married, and had two sons and a daughter. After learning that he was originally from Chenghai district in Shantou, acoastal city in Guangdong, Deng tried to find his birth family, but with limited resources, he failed to do so. His desire to reunite with his family grew stronger as he got older.
To help his father achieve his lifelong dream, Deng's second son, Deng Jingsi, contacted the Shunde police's Criminal Investigation Department on April 20th, 2023, and asked for DNA testing to be done.
After thoroughly analysing Deng's DNA, Ma Hongsheng, a Deputy Squadron Leader of the Shunde Public Security Bureau, discovered a potential familial connection between Deng and the Lin family from Shantou.
At that time, with the help of Deng Jingsi, Ma Hongsheng contacted several search and rescue teams. With their assistance, the police conducted a thorough investigation of the Shantou region and sorted out the relevant data of the Chaoshan area, eventually locating Lin Yuzhao.
On May 2nd, Ma Hongsheng received a blood sample from Lin Yuzhao and quickly conducted a DNA test to confirm the relationship between her and Deng Hainan. After several rounds of genetic information and facial feature comparisons, Ma Hongsheng confirmed that Lin Yuzhao and Deng Hainan were indeed full siblings. The test results were conclusive and left no doubt that they were long-lost siblings who had been separated for 80 years.
Learning that her long-lost brother had been found, 85-year-old Lin Yuzhao was overcome with emotion and tears. Due to health reasons, Deng Hainan was unable to travel to Guangzhou to reunite with his sister in person, but the siblings were able to meet via a video call. Despite some mobility challenges, Lin was thrilled to see her brother on the screen. On the other end of the call, about 400 kilometers away in Meixian, Deng couldn't help but shed tears of longing.
According to reports, as early as 2016, the Shunde Public Security Bureau took the lead in establishing the Relatives Seeking Green Channel with DNA Technology in the city. By continuously improving the database of information on missing persons, and relying on strong criminal investigation techniques, they have helped 30 families reunite with their lost loved ones, and they continue to work towards bringing more families together.
【视频】失散80年的亲姐弟再相见，顺德公安用DNA技术助力寻亲路
两人走散时还童稚未脱，再见时已是白发苍苍、儿孙满堂。5月7日，在顺德公安的助力下，失散八十年的亲姐弟通过视频连线相认，家族的亲人们纷纷从汕头、梅州等地赶往广州天河相聚。
林氏家族是在战火纷飞的年代离散的，原本一家有9口人，4个女儿，3个儿子，在1943年末，1岁多的幺儿子不幸与家人走失。这一散，就是八十年。
幺儿子被人收养带至梅州，取名邓海南。邓海南在梅州长大，婚后育有两儿一女，后来从养父母处得知自己是潮汕澄海地方的人后，自己尝试去寻找，但限于当时的条件，均未能如愿。随着年龄的增长，邓海南想认祖归宗的心愿越来越迫切。
邓海南的二儿子邓经思为了能帮助父亲圆梦，2023年4月20日，他拨打了佛山110的电话，慕名找到了顺德区公安局刑侦大队四中队副中队长马宏声，委托佛山市顺德区公安局开展DNA鉴定比对。
马宏声在对邓海南的DNA 进行深入排查比对，发现邓海南与汕头林姓家族可能存在亲缘关系。
此时，马宏声通过邓经思联系到了汕头市澄海区梦归潮汕寻亲团外寻队及澄海区蓝天救援队，在他们的帮助下又对汕头区域进行排查，梳理出潮汕地区的相关数据，最终排查到了林玉招。
5月2日，马宏声收到了林玉招的血液，迅速对血液进行鉴定比对，得出了最后的鉴定结果。“没错，他们就是亲姐弟！”经过反复的遗传信息核查和人像比对，最终确认林玉招和邓海南的生物信息属于全同胞姐弟。
从知道找到弟弟后，林玉招老人便流下了激动的泪水。由于身体原因，邓海南未能赴广州认亲，双方通过视频连线的方式“云见面”。林玉招老人今年85岁，虽行动上略有不便，但见到屏幕上的弟弟，她非常欣喜；而在屏幕那边，相隔约400公里的梅县，邓海南也情不自禁地流下了思念的泪水。
据了解，早在2016年，顺德区公安局即在全市先行先试，首创开设“DNA寻亲绿色通道”，不断健全完善失踪人员信息采集与建库，依托强大的刑事侦查技术，已先后帮助30个家庭找回失散亲人，一次次助民实现团圆梦。(更多新闻资讯，请关注羊城派 pai.ycwb.com)
文、图、视频 | 羊城晚报全媒体记者 欧阳志强 王泽宝
通讯员 | 周婷
翻译 | 刘佳慧
来源 | 羊城晚报·羊城派
责编 | 戚美青