Bournemouth woman calls for investigation into illegal adoption Undated handout photo issued by Theresa Hiney Tinggall showing Theresa Hiney Tinggall, who has called for a full nationwide investigation into the practice of illegal adoption following the airing of an RTE documentary on Wednesday night. Issue date: A woman who discovered she was illegally adopted and had her birth certificate falsified has called for a full, nationwide investigation into the scandal. Theresa Hiney Tinggal, 66, who was born in Dublin but now lives in Bournemouth, has said any inquiry must not be limited to adoptees from St Patrick’s Guild, where at least 126 births between 1946 and 1969 were incorrectly registered.