Who are Zephany Nurse's parents Morne and Celeste? | The Sun
ZEPHANY NURSE'S disappearance in 1997 from a hospital ward was solved after an amazing twist of fate.
Here, we look at her parents and what they have said about their 17 year search for their daughter.
Who are Zephany Nurse's parents?
Celeste and Morne Nurse are the biological parents of Zephany Nurse.
They initially married in January 1997 after finding out that they were expecting.
Their daughter was kidnapped at just three days old in April of that year.
In 2020, they tied the knot for a second time.
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What happened to Zephany Nurse?
Zephany was taken from her cot in the maternity ward at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, by Lavona Solomon, on April 30, 1997.
Solomon posed as a nurse in order to take her, and raised Zephany as her own child with her husband, Michael.
Michael was not aware of the kidnapping, and the couple named Zephany, Miché.
Initially reluctant to have more children, and terrified of giving birth at hospital, Celeste and Morné went on to have daughter Cassidy, born in 2001, then son Joshua, in 2006 and another daughter Micah, in 2007.
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In February 2015, Zephany found out her pal at school Cassidy was actually her biological sister after the pair snapped a selfie and realised they looked identical.
Her real identity only came to light when students at the Zwaanswyk High School spotted similarities between her and Cassidy.
Cassidy showed the photo to her parents Celeste and Morné who immediately thought Zephany could be their long-lost child.
DNA tests revealed that indeed the two girls were sisters.
What has Morne and Celeste said?
After a period where her daughter took the side of Solomon, They starting speaking again after Zephany became a mother.
Celeste said: “My relationship [with Zephany] also started building because she learned the responsibilities of becoming a mum, how it feels to give birth and to experience that emotion with Sophia.
“She told me, 'Mummy, I never knew being a mum would be such a beautiful thing. To have somebody come and taken Sophia away – I don’t know what I’d do. So she understands me more.”
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