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| Mystery girl Maria's parents found in Bulgaria by DNA | |
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| DNA tests have confirmed a Bulgarian Roma couple as the biological parents of mystery child Maria, found in Greece last week, Bulgarian officials say. | |
| They identified the couple as Sasha Ruseva and Atanas Rusev. | |
| The officials are investigating whether the mother had sold the child, a crime that could result in a jail sentence. | |
| Maria was found at a Roma camp in central Greece. Police noticed the lack of resemblance between the blonde girl and the adults she was staying with. | |
| The couple, Christos Salis and Eleftheria Dimopoulou, have since been charged with child abduction. They have insisted the girl was given to them legitimately. | |
| Maria is currently being cared for by the Athens-based charity The Smile of the Child. There have been thousands of inquiries following an appeal to identify her. | |
| Ms Ruseva has reportedly admitted giving up a baby in Greece four years ago, but said she received no money. | |
| She is believed to have worked as an olive picker, deciding to give the child away because she was too poor to bring her up. |