Baby X's Greek mother and father were students at university in the UK when his mother became pregnant.
Their baby came to the attention of the Adoption Black Families project, which was trying to find a match for another Greek couple based in London.
Baby X was perfect for them: they came from the same village as his parents and had a similar background. More importantly, they were perfect for him.
Adoption Black Families is a fee-based, approved adoption service, which was set up by the charity Action for Children in 2004 to match people of black, and minority ethnic origin with children from similar backgrounds.
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