Father and Son Reunited After 30 Long Years

An east London man’s burning desire to meet his long lost father and a local private investigator’s Sherlock Holmes skills recently brought closure to a seven-year search.

Dreams turned into reality for Beacon Bay businessman Richard Terwin, 30, when he f inally came face to face with his estranged father two weeks ago.

The heartwarming union between Terwin and his father, Charalampos Vorreas, 69, happened in Cuba after persistent and determined investigations by private eye Christian Botha.

“Once I start something, I want to finish it ,” said Botha, relating how it took him almost seven years to solve the case.

Equipped with only a nickname (Babis), and the name of the ship on which Vorreas had worked, Botha began his epic investigation, which involved global connections with other investigators.

“All Richard could provide me with was that his father was a marine engineer who worked on a vessel that had been docked in East London for some time to undergo repairs. There was also a letter from the ship’s captain written to Richard’s mother allowing her entry on board the ship. That was all,” said Botha.