Greek mystery girl 'adopted'

Reuters 2013-10-21

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This is the home of the Roma couple suspected of abducting the young girl found in their care in Greece.

The pair were arrested when police found the girl during a routine check for illegal activities at a Roma settlement in Farsala.

Their suspicions were raised because the child bore no physical resemblance to the couple who claimed to be her parents.

DNA tests showed they were not her biological parents.

An international police hunt is now on to trace the girl's real mother.

But their other children and relatives who threw open the doors of their home on Monday say the youngster, referred to as Maria, arrived as a baby and was part of the family.

They say she's been well looked-after.

The couple's lawyer says they gave conflicting accounts of the child's origins because they adopted her illegally.

(SOUNDBITE)(English) KOSTAS KATSAVOS, LAWYER, SAYING:

"Our clients' claim is that 'we never abducted this child, we just adopted her in

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