-October 18, 2013
-http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-greece-gypsy-camp-girl-found-20131018,0,5255487.story
News from Athens has reported a four year old child was found during a Roma camp raid in Greece, during a search for weapons and drugs. The Greek police are looking for the biological of this child, who goes by the name of Maria. This child was spotted by a women who accompanied the police during the raid. The Ekathimerini news site reports that the women became suspicious of Maria's origins because she looked nothing like the couple who claimed to be her parents. A DNA test was performed on the child and the couple, proving that they are not her parents. The couple have been arrested under charges of suspicion of child abduction and child smuggling. The couple had registration of fourteen children, but only four were found in the camp. Many of the documents turned out to be false. The couple gave different stories on how Maria came into their custody. The couple said she was handed to them by strangers and that she was found under a blanket. Marietta Palavra, the couple's lawyer, states that the couple took Maria out of kindness when she was just a few days old. Palavra says this child is loved and cared for by this couple. This does not make the couple kidnappers. The lawyer also pointed out that Greek families often register their children under multiple names to receive more welfare benefits. Maria is now being taken care of by a Greek charity, A Child's Smile.
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