GYPSY THIEVES

[HairOfTheDog]

They think she's Bulgarian.

They know she's Bulgarian, verified by DNA that she's Ruseva's daughter.


ETA: This is the Bulgarian bio-mom, Sasha Ruseva (from @lou's article upthread). She doesn't look any more like Maria (left) or the younger daughter she's holding than do the Greek couple who were raising Maria, IMO. Didn't find any photos of the father.

I wonder if authorities will turn Maria over to her Bulgarian grandmother who is what we'd call a "gypsy", if grandma follows through with her public declaration to pursue it.

Does she belong with a blood relative whose lifestyle/culture is filled with poverty and instability - as defined by most in the mainstream, or should she be adopted out to what the mainstream considers a more traditional family?

I have mixed feelings about it, but hope it all works out okay for Maria.

And, personally, if there's no indication/evidence that the Greek Roma family who was raising Maria (whether they paid for her or not) abused her in any way or had ill intentions for her, I'd like to see authorities back off a bit - they didn't steal the unwanted child.