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Fangio's body exhumed by order of Argentine judge

The body of five time champion Juan Manuel Fangio has been exhumed on the orders of an Argentine judge, as part of a paternity case by two men who claim to be his offspring. The legendary driver never married and never claimed to have had any children. He did however have a long-term relationship with Andrea Berruet, the mother of one of the claimants, Oscar Espinosa. A second claimant, Ruben Vazquez, has also stepped forward with the same claim, which led to a delay in the exhumation of Fangio's body when a second court became involved in the process. However the body was removed from its grave and taken to a local morgue for examination on Friday, where it will undergo tests to...
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