A victim of a birth swap in Najran with a Turkish baby 14 years ago… He tells the moments he lived during the earthquake in Turkey

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Yaqoub Al-Munajim Al-Yami – a victim of birth switching in Najran (a Saudi with a Turkish baby) – from Antakya, narrated the details of the moments he lived during the earthquake and their suffering during the past days.

onset of tremor

He said: “We woke up suddenly and felt the house shaking, and we realized that an earthquake had occurred, and we began to protect our heads from the stones and went to the stairs of the house, and we went down to the first floor and got out.” According to Okaz.

He continued: “The earthquake was strong and many houses were destroyed, and we went to help our neighbors, and at about ten o’clock the groceries and shops opened, for people to take what they need of food, and we bought some needs for our people.”

Two days after the earthquake

He added, “After two or three days, we went to a safe area, but the road had a few cracks and we arrived safely,” indicating that he wanted to join the Saudi relief convoy.

It is noteworthy that several years ago, the issue of switching children was raised by mistake in King Khalid Hospital in Najran for two families, one of them was the Turkish family of “Youssef Javid”, and the other was the Saudi family of “Muhammad Al Munjim Al Yami”, where the Turkish mother complained about the appearance of the boy and they had returned to Turkey.

The DNA was confirmed from the error, and their lineage was confirmed, as Al-Yami was born to the Turk and vice versa, after 4 years.

Yacoub is currently continuing his university studies in Turkey as a young Saudi.