Man abandoned as newborn in plastic bag reunites with birth family after years of searching

26 Jun 2025 • 2:13 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Jon Scarlett-Phillips, who was abandoned as a baby in 1984, had an emotional reunion with his birth family on ITV's Long Lost Family.
  • He was discovered in a plastic bag with his placenta still attached in a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
  • Now 40, Scarlett-Phillips enlisted the show's help to trace his birth mother.
  • He met his two half-sisters, who explained that their birth mother was unable to attend due to a long period of illness.
  • Watch the video in full above

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