The Polish woman who believes she is Madeleine McCann has submitted DNA samples that could prove whether she is the missing girl.
Julia Wendell, 21, is currently in California, having been whisked from her home country after receiving death threats. She had gone viral after claiming to be Madeleine, who vanished while on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007.
"If the results come back that she’s British or from that area then we are going to continue our investigation into Madeleine McCann and communicate with the detectives in Portugal.Julia's family in Poland have denied her claims.Kate and Gerry McCann with an age progression image of Madeleine five years after she went missing.Madeleine was nearly four, when she went missing from her family's apartment on holiday in Portugal on May 3, 2007.
She also points out she has moles in similar positions to Madeleine's and a marking in her eye, similar to Madeleine's coloboma which means her pupil is a different shape.
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