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SRI RACHA, Thailand — A Thai surrogate mother raising a Down syndrome baby she claims was abandoned by his Australian biological parents said Tuesday she would be happy to have the boy’s healthy twin returned to her, especially after learning the father is a convicted sex offender.

The Australian government is considering policy changes due to the case, and Prime Minister Tony Abbott described it as “a tragic human situation.”

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Pattaramon Chanbua, a 21-year-old food vendor with two young children of her own, has been bringing up baby boy Gammy since he was born in December.

She claimed the parents rejected Gammy while taking his healthy twin sister home to Western Australia state. The Australian parents have not spoken publicly, though third parties disputed assertions that they heartlessly abandoned the afflicted baby.

Australia’s Nine Network television reported Tuesday that the father was a convicted pedophile. A police officer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, because he was not authorized to speak to the media, that the father was a convicted sex offender.