The two families of three babies that were swapped at birth 20 years ago, believed to be due to negligence by the staff of a hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, have appointed a team of lawyers to advise and take necessary legal action.

Lawyer Samry Masri, on behalf of Sam Masri & Associates, Khairul Naim Rafidi, Azam Rashid & Co and Mohd Nasir & Co said the lawyers were appointed in November last year.

“The incident has caused much misery and suffering to our clients and their two families. Therefore, we will do our best to ensure that justice is done,” he said in a statement to Bernama in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Samry said a letter had been written to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZII) to seek its cooperation to furnish the relevant birth and medical records.

At the same time, he said, the lawyers also welcomed the statement made by Kelantan Health director Dr Zaini Hussin and HRPZ II hospital director Dr Selasawati Ghazali (photo, above) to investigate the matter and to trace the documents and staff involved in the incident.

“We also appreciate the statements and views given by Kelantan Mufti Mohamad Shukri Mohamad, psychologists, as well as other parties who have been sympathetic to the plight of our clients and their two families,” Samry said.

Bernama had reported how a twin sister was swapped with another child at birth and the agony the three girls and the two affected families had to go through after they found out the truth, 19 years later.

The truth unravelled when the three girls, Adryani Iwani, ‘twin sister’ Adryana Irwani, and actual twin, Noratirah Husin, all aged 20, underwent a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test in September last year.

- Bernama

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