HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUED OVER IDENTITY MIX-UP

MADRID A 19-year old Spanish woman whose identity was swapped at birth with another baby born hours earlier is suing the regional health department for more than $4.5 million, her lawyer told a local TV station on Tuesday. The health department in the northern region of La Rioja said in a statement that an internal investigation found an undetermined “one-off human error” was to blame. The woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, was born in 2002 some five hours after another baby girl. According to the larioja.com news site, the girl grew up in a dysfunctional family and was mostly raised by her grandmother. The error came to light in 2017 after her alleged father demanded a paternity test during a child support dispute.