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KALMUNAI, SRI LANKA - DNA tests have confirmed that "Baby 81" – an infant who survived the Dec. 26 tsunami – belongs to a couple who fought for custody of the child.

The test results end eight weeks of uncertainty surrounding the three-month-old boy, who had been at the centre of a custody battle after eight other couples also claimed they were the boy's parents.

Despite the claims from other couples, only Murugupillai and Jenta Jeyarajah followed through to file a formal claim and provide DNA samples.

"I am so happy, and I only have to thank God for giving my child back," the boy's father, Murugupillai Jeyarajah, said. "We've got the results for all our hardships."

The infant will be reunited with his parents in court on Wednesday. The Jeyarajahs say the child's name is Abilass, and that he was born Oct. 19.

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