Tristan reunited with natural mother in Indonesia

The adopted son of Irishman Joe Dowse and his Azerbaijani wife, Lala, has been reunited him with his natural mother,  Indonesian…

The adopted son of Irishman Joe Dowse and his Azerbaijani wife, Lala, has been reunited him with his natural mother,  Indonesian officals have confirmed.

Four-year-old Tristan was left behind in Indonesia by his adoptive parents when they left the country in 2004.

Ann McElhinney, a reporter working on the issue from Indonesia, said it had been confirmed that Tristan had joined his mother Suryiani in the family home in Tegal, 1,200 kilometres from Jakarta.

The story was detailed in the RTÉ documentary 'The Search for Tristan's Mum' which was shown last night on RTÉ One.

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