Baby abandoned in Burger King 27 years ago reunited with her birth mother

Katheryn Deprill was abandoned as a baby only a few hours old in a Burger King restaurant in Pennsylvania 27 years ago and thus became internationally known as 'The Burger King Baby'.

She launched a social media campaign at the start of March on Facebook (pic below) to try and help her find her natural mother. Within days she was contacted by a lawyer representing the mother and a meeting was arranged. Katheryn was thrilled to have finally met her natural mother and asked all the questions that needed to be asked. There was no animosity and both parties hugged upon meeting in what the lawyer described as an 'emotional and dramatic' occasion. Her mother, who has chosen to remain anonymous, had Katheryn at the age of 17. She claims the pregnancy was the result of her being raped on a family vacation as a 16-year old and allegedly kept the pregnancy secret from her parents. Katheryn was accompanied to the meeting by her adopted mother and the youngest of her own three children, seven month old Jackson. She has vowed that they will keep in touch and that 'they have 27 years of catching up to do.' We here at JOE wish them nothing but happiness in the years ahead. Hat-tip to The Morning Call