Tottenham: ‘It’s a miracle Dad was found 30 years on’

“It was absolutely amazing, I just couldn’t believe it”, Ms Ap Ellis said. “From that, it took me a long time to get my head around it and try understand what I wanted from meeting my father.”

“It’s one thing knowing where they are after 30 years – you just don’t know how it’s going to be,” she added.

The moment Mr Paul-Walcott received the message from Ms Ap Ellis, he said he went straight to the spot where he knew Omar slept.

“I approached him and like normal I asked him if he needed some support, and he told me the essentials that he needed,” he said.

“I got them for him and when I came back, I said to him: ‘I have some news for you. There’s someone called Mika who would like to see you.’ He looked up at me, and his eyes filled up and he said: ‘That’s my daughter.’”