Saturday, October 19, 2013

Revealed: Rundown home where the four-year-old 'Greek Maddie' who had been 'abducted from her parents by gypsies' was found

Discovery: The house at the Roma camp in Farsala, central Greece where the four-year-old blonde girl was found this week during a raid by police

These are the first pictures of the gypsy camp and the house where a little blonde girl was found by police who believe she was snatched.
The discovery of the youngster known only as Maria  will bring 'fresh hope for Madeleine McCann's parents that their daughter will be found alive.
The blue-eyed four-year-old was picked up by police during a routine raid on illegal activities in Roma camps across Greece.
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Kate and Gerry McCann's spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: 'Every time a child is recovered in circumstances like this it gives them hope that Madeleine will be found alive too.
'They have always maintained that until there is evidence to prove otherwise missing children can still be out there waiting to be found.'
Who is she? The four-year-old sparked one of the officer's curiosity as she is pale skinned and bore no resemblance to the other children or the couple who claimed to be her parents Missing: Madeleine vanished on May 3, 2007 from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal
Who is she? The four-year-old sparked one of the officer's curiosity as she is pale skinned and bore no resemblance to the other children or the couple who claimed to be her parents
There was speculation last night that the girl, could be a missing child, in a case similar to that of Maddy who disappeared while on holiday in Portugal six years ago.
Police have launched an international appeal to identify the blonde youngster.
They believe up to 10 more children found at the camp near Farsala in central Greece, may be the victims of a trafficking ring.
Maria was living with a couple to whom she bore no resemblance. A DNA test proved she was not related. A 39-year-old man and a woman, 40, have been charged with abducting a minor.
The child, who was found 'safe and well' on Wednesday during a routine search by police looking for drugs and weapons, can only speak Roma.
She sparked one of the officer's curiosity as she is pale skinned and bore no resemblance to the other children or the couple who claimed to be her parents.
Police said the couple conflicting accounts about the girl, one claiming that she was found in a blanket, the other claiming she had been handed to them by strangers.
'Her features suggest that she might be from an eastern or northern (European) country,' regional police chief Panayiotis Tzavaras said.
Police have notified interpol for assistance.
Detectives say they also found drugs and unregistered firearms in other parts of the settlement, which is about 280 kilometers (170 miles) north of Athens.
The police statement said the couple claimed to have a total 14 children, and had registered different numbers with authorities in three different parts of Greece.
Officers found three minors living with them in the settlement who appear to be their children - although that hasn't yet been verified by DNA testing.


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