She wasn't able to meet her brother for 73 years and Barbara Jacobs was thrilled when she was reunited with her long lost sibling.
But Barbara was horrified after discovering the extent of abuse her brother Geoffrey Thomas suffered while he was in care. During tonight's Long Lost Family: What Happened, Geoffrey was able to access his adoption file for the first time.
After his mum was forced to give him up, Geoffrey was taken in to Bernardo's until he was adopted at aged seven. Geoffrey has no memories of his life before aged seven, but found out more details of his young life in the file.
The file included reports of his time in several foster homes, during which neighbours reported his foster parents for neglect.
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