Chinese Parents Reunite With Son 19 Years After He Was Kidnapped

A mother and father who never gave up the hope of finding their abducted son were finally reunited after 19 years apart.

Their son Xiaowei was just three years old when he was taken away from a dormitory he was staying in with his 46-year-old mother, the People's Daily Online reports.

They were reunited after police used DNA samples to ensure they were a match.

                                                              Mom reunites with her sonThe boy's mother surnamed Zhan took the children to visit their father who was working in a coal mine at the time.
She was undressing her son, ready for the next day when there was a sudden knock at the door.
She said: 'At the time I thought it was an acquaintance, when young people rushed over and put a quilt over my head. I kicked them and tried to break free.

                                        That moment when Dad finds his son... Speechless

When I was free there was no one in the house and my son was missing.'

She rushed to the police to inform them of what had just happened before going to the post office to call her husband surnamed Xiang.

Two people helped look for the son but failed.

The couple returned to their home in Ziyang in Sichuan province.

Their seven-year-old daughter would cry saying she 'must find her brother'.

          His mother holds up a picture of Xiaowei showing when he was just two-years-old

In 2012, the sister Xiaojing came across a website called 'Baby Come Home' which helps parents find their abducted children. Thinking they may as well try, she posted a message about her brother on the site along with some similar websites.

In March. the provincial police found information about a man named Xiaoyuan through the national DNA database. They realised Xiaoyuan's blood sample might match with the family. .

              Local residents welcome back Xiaowei to Ziyang in China's Sichuan province

In order to track down more information and DNA data, civil police made a trip to Xiang's home. After searching, they finally got in touch with Xiaoyuan who was then in Jiangsu province. The police went to Jiangsu province and confirmed that Xiaoyuan is related to them.

Yesterday afternoon the family were reunited in an emotional meeting.

He had been reportedly living with an adoptive father who had treated him so well, he had never suspected he had been a victim of child trafficking.

He now works in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu province.

Sources: People's Daily China & DailyMail