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A mother who gave up her son 45 years ago enjoyed an emotional reunion on ITV’s show Long Lost Family.

Paula Cottrell, a 64-year-old teaching assistant placed her son, Lee, into care two days after giving birth to him in 1980.

The mum grew up in up in Liverpool and had a difficult childhood, with her parents being heavy drinkers.

‘In every single way, we were neglected,’ she said. ‘Rats in the kitchen, dirty dishes and clothes everywhere. There was verbal abuse, physical abuse. You’re supposed to be safe at home. And unfortunately, it was a place where we were frightened.’

After becoming pregnant at the age of 19 after meeting a boy at a local, the father disappeared

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