Facebook reunites Texas mom with son

Updated on: 20 June,2010 07:53 AM IST |
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Dad snatches son away from mum; his ex-girlfriend finds son's photo posted by mum on Facebook and tips off cops

Dad snatches son away from mum; his ex-girlfriend finds son's photo posted by mum on Facebook and tips off cops

Texas-based Lorena Perez, who had not seen her son for more than four years is crediting Facebook for helping her reunite with her child. Perez, had last seen her son, Isaiah Jeremiah Vaquear, in 2006. The boy's father, Joseph Vaquera, took him without her permission from the family's San Antonio home.

According to authorities, earlier this month, a woman who had once dated the child's father spotted a photo of Isaiah on a Facebook page for missing children and alerted the police, who later reunited Perez and Isaiah.

"I was crying happy tears. He gave me a hug and said, ''Mommy, I want a happy meal," ABC News quoted Perez as saying.

While announcing the reunion, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said that Perez was unable to register any charges against the father because no custody orders were ever put in place.

"Children should not be used as pawns in domestic disputes," said Jane Waters, the district attorney' Family Criminal Law Division Chief.

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