US EditionMan sues hospital after learning he was switched at birth over 60 years ago
- Kevin McMahon is suing Jamaica Hospital after learning he was switched at birth in May 1960.
- Two Caucasian mothers with the same last name gave birth to baby boys at the same hospital on the same day.
- DNA testing and Ancestry.com revealed the truth to Kevin McMahon, answering why he felt different from his siblings.
- McMahon stated he felt, "I could have shared so much with my parents, with my birth parents, but I didn't get to do that."
- Now knowing the truth, McMahon believes the hospital is responsible for changing the course of his life.
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Interchanged at birth, he had to grow up with a family that was not his: he learned the truth 64 years later
According to research, two Caucasian mothers with the same surname gave birth to children on the same day. Babies were exchanged before birth certificates were signed.
New York Man Allegedly Switched At Birth Learns About It 64 Years Later
Baby-Lying-in-Hospital-Bed-in-a-Nursery A man is suing Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, New York claiming he was switched at birth and only just now discovered it 64 years later. He says he only learned about being switched after taking an over-the-counter DNA test. 64-year-old Kevin McMahon from Long Island is the third of four children in his family, but he says he always felt like he was different. His siblings all had straight hair…
New York man learns he was switched at birth
NEW YORK (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - A 64-year old New Yorker believes he was switched at birth. He found out through the website Ancestry.com. Kevin McMahon says he grew up feeling unloved. He did not resemble his siblings and says he was neglected and abused. Looking for answers, he took a DNA test and the results found he was not biologically related to his family. His attorney says McMahon and another baby with the same last name were born just hours…
Man sues hospital after learning he was switched at birth over 60 years ago
By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, New York (WCBS) — A Long Island man is suing a local hospital after he recently learned he was switched at birth decades ago. Sixty-four years ago, Kevin McMahon and Ross McMahon, no relation, were born minutes apart at Jamaica Hospital. Baby Kevin went home with Ross’s biological parents in Queens, and baby Ross went with Kevin’s biological parents to Long Island. Kevin M…
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