The team of journalists from www.zougla.gr, the Greek News Portal of one of the best-known investigative journalists in Bulgaria's southern neighbor, Makis Triantafyllopoulos, published the ID cards of the family, with the prosecution's permission. This led the authorities to the Bulgarian village of Nikolaevo in the central Stara Zagora region.
It should be reminded that last week Maria was found by Greek police during a drug raid on a Roma camp in Farsala, which is a village that is located near the city of Larissa in central Greece. Following this a 40-year old woman and 39 year-old man were arrested and charged with kidnapping, since DNA tests proved that the couple were not Maria's biological parents.
Greek authorities then requested assistance from Interpol to find the parents of the girl.
It is still unclear whether or not Maria was left in Greece, abducted or sold because all the information that is currently being investigated by authorities is contradictory. The biological mother had reportedly told one of their neighbours that she had sold the child for 500 leva (250 euros), and that she had recognised Maria when her discovery made global headlines. On the other, the eldest son, Jesus, was quoted on television as insisting that the family left the child in Greece and then returned to Bulgaria. And the leader of that Roma camp said something else. All the information is still murky.
The only thing that is certain, is that Maria's real family is extremely poor and they already have about 8 children. Quite interestingly, at least 5 of these children are albino and have obvious resemblance to Maria.
Posts
