Right, the girl who claims to be Madeleine McCann now thinks she’s another missing child

In a huge turn of events, the girl who has been going viral recently because she claims she could be Madeleine McCann has now said she’s taken a DNA test to see if she’s another missing child, too.

21-year-old Julia Faustyna, from Poland, shared all her evidence and made an Instagram dedicated to proving she’s Madeleine, but now she has said she thinks she could be “any” missing child out there.

Investigators are reportedly looking into whether Julia could actually be missing child Livia Schepp, a Swiss girl who disappeared in 2011 with her twin Alessia, aged six.

Livia Schepp, via Shutterstock

Speaking on behalf of Julia, her rep Dr Fia Johansson confirmed she is hoping to get a DNA test with this family too, and is “open” to looking into this idea. She told The Sun: “Julia is very open to the idea that she may be Livia Schepp and we are investigating this possibility.

“I’ve spoken to her about this and she is open to the fact she could be any missing child out there – not just Madeleine. Julia just wants to know the truth about who she is. One of the reasons she made the connection to Madeleine is because one of the suspects in Madeleine’s case looks very much like a man who she says abused her as a child.

“But the same man could be connected to Madeleine and other missing children – this is how predators and traffickers work. Julia has taken a DNA test and we are investigating if it’s possible to check her DNA with that of missing Livia. We are investigating all possibilities at this stage.”

After Julia went viral, and hit a million followers on Instagram, it was reported a member of the McCann family had come forward and accepted a DNA test. It was said the family is “taking no chances” and “willing to look at all leads”.

However since then, Polish police have “ruled out” that Julia could be Madeleine, and Julia’s parents have accused her of “setting up a circus” and later said they believe all this is because Julia “has always wanted to be popular”.

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