"Daniel Aruebose's mother had been estranged from her family for 10 years - the first time they had ever seen him was when his photo was shown on the news"
"It had been 10 years since Maria Aruebose's mother had last seen her daughter."
"As she went about her housework at the family home on August 28, a knock on the front door was about to bring Maria, and a secret she had kept hidden from her family, back into her life without warning."
Maria Aruebose had been absent from her family for ten years. Daniel Aruebose's mother had also been estranged from her family for ten years, and relatives first saw him only when his photograph appeared on the news. On August 28, while Maria performed housework at the family home, a knock at the front door brought her back into the family environment. The knock also brought a long-held secret that Maria had kept hidden from relatives. The sudden return occurred without warning and closed a ten-year gap in family contact, prompting immediate confrontations and questions.
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