DNA test results are in for the Polish woman who captured international attention earlier this year for claiming to be Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared in 2007 while on a family vacation in Portugal.The tests revealed that Julia Wendell, 21, is not the missing girl.
Wendell has near 100 per cent Polish heritage, with no evidence of British or even German ancestry, according to spokeswoman Dr.
Fia Johansson.“We finally know the reality,” Johansson wrote in an Instagram post. “Although it is impossible to tell for sure without the parent’s DNA results on either side, the test results speak to the origins of Julia’s root.” Read more: Polish woman claims to be Madeleine McCann, shares ‘proof’ on social media Johansson added that she was shocked that McCann’s parents, who are still looking for their daughter, and Wendell’s own parents refused to take a DNA test to “resolve this nagging question” for her.Wendell began a social media campaign in February to share “evidence” that she was McCann, after becoming suspicious of her past and identity, claiming she didn’t have many memories of her childhood.
In a now-deleted Instagram page, @iammadeleinemccan, Wendell shared side-by-side comparisons of herself and the missing girl and garnered tens of thousands of followers.The response to Wendell’s claims online was intensely polarizing.