article_snippet: (CNN)She is being called Zephany Nurse, though it is not the name with which the 17-year-old South African girl grew up.
article_snippet: Zephany means "hidden by the Lord," a fitting name for a girl who was allegedly kidnapped at birth and found thanks to an improbable coincidence.
article_snippet: Zephany was a newborn when Zephany was taken from a Cape Town hospital in 1997.
article_snippet: Zephany is 17 and in Zephany final year of school.
article_snippet: Fellow students told Zephany there was a girl in her final year of school who looked just like Zephany, the news agency reported.
article_snippet: A DNA test was done, and last week police arrested the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany.
article_snippet: the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany made an initial appearance before a judge who ruled that the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany would remain behind bars at least until the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany next hearing.
article_snippet: While Zephany's biological parents have said in interviews over the years that Zephany's biological parents never lost hope of finding the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany, for now, the 50-year-old woman who had raised Zephany is in the custody of the social services.
article_snippet: The Nurses have been allowed to visit Zephany for short periods, South African media reported.
article_snippet: And on Tuesday, Zephany released a statement, via the Centre for Child Law, which is representing Zephany.
article_snippet: I want to say thank you to all the people who supported me through this, for continuously praying and never giving up on looking for me," Zephany said.