The parents of missing British child, Madeleine McCann, have reportedly agreed to DNA testing after a Polish woman claimed to possibly be the missing girl.
According to the Daily Beast, Julia Faustyna, 21, claims she doesn’t remember much of her childhood, aside from a holiday memory of being in a “white-colored apartments.”
She posted on Instagram that the memory didn’t include any family members, but included seeing a beach and a “little bay as I can remember I saw [turtles] then and there were another children and they tried to touch small [turtles].”
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Madeleine, 3 at the time, was vacationing with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 when she vanished from her hotel room. Her parents had been dining a short distance away on the resort property while she slept in the room with her siblings.
Madeleine has an eye defect called coloboma, which affects her right eye. Faustyna’s right eye is also affected in the same area.
“I have similar eyes, shape of face, ears, lips, I had the gap between the teeth,” Faustyna wrote in an Instagram post. “I need to know the truth. I need dna test and I need to talk with Madeleine’s parents. Help me!”
Madeleine’s parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, reportedly agreed to follow up on Faustyna’s claims and submit to the DNA test to determine if there any validity to the woman’s claims, a spokesperson for the family confirmed.
Meanwhile, Faustyna said she recognized convicted sex offender Christian Brückner when she saw his mugshot. Law enforcement believes Brückner may have kidnapped Madeleine and harmed her.
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“I recognise this person..it looks very similar to my abbuser [sic],” she wrote.
Brückner worked as a repair man in Praia de Luz around the time that Madeliene vanished. He’s currently behind bars serving out a 7-year sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman at the resort in 2005.
This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available. Check back for updates.
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[Featured image: Julia Faustyna/Instagram; Madeleine McCann/Family Handout]
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