English-speaking teen 'could be Madeleine McCann' living on the streets in Rome says missing persons campaigners
A young woman found living rough in Rome could be Madeleine McCann, a missing persons organisation says.
The teen, who is said to be English-speaking, has no ID or passport, and has been sleeping on the streets.
Refusing to accept cash from strangers, campaigners online say that she looks like several missing girls, and has been working to identify her for more than a week.
The names which have been mentioned by the the Missing Persons of America organisation in her identification include Amanda Adlai who was abducted in Michigan in 2008.
They also suggested that she could be Maria-Brigitte Henselmann who disappeared from Germany in 2008 and Madeleine McCann, who vanished in 2007.
Those who have met the girl, who is around 5ft tall, say she is polite and does not speak Italian. They add that she will answer to the name 'Maria' - but police say that's one of many names she has told them.
Missing Persons of America wrote on a website page dedicated to 'Maria': "There have been several people that think it may be Madeline McCann who would be 13 now.
"Madeline had a distinctive mark on her eye and it would be easy to tell if it was her by that identification."
They added that images of 'Maria' have been shown on Italian TV on a show called Chi l’ha vista , which specialises in finding missing people.
The Missing Persons of America site updated on November 20: "The Italian police are saying that this young woman does have a mark on her pupil [but] I have no verification on that at this writing."
Lorena Kollobani wrote on the Missing Persons of America Facebook page : "I don't know if she is even American. I've seen her in Rome streets. She sleeps outside and has mental problems I think.
"But looks she hasn't done this kind of life before because she doesn't accept money and she is very careful and well behaved while eat [sic]. I think she is a foreign student because she doesn't know any Italian.'
With no belongings, 'Maria' has been seen in the same long, light brown skirt, long dark blue rain coat and men's black trainers for a considerable amount of time.
Campaign group Houston's Voice For The Missing wrote on Facebook: "This girl needs help. I have been in constant contact with everyone from NCMEC, Rome police, locals journalist, the embassy, locals and anyone else I could think of.'
"Police refuse to identify her. I found a local willing to go out to her then call me on Facetime so maybe I can get something out of her. But we will see."
Earlier this month, Kate McCann told how she goes to bed each night hoping the next day will reveal new information about what happened to her missing daughter Madeleine .
The brave mum revealed her continued torment during an impassioned speech to launch a new charity appeal to “Find Every Child”.
Former GP Kate has joined forces with the mum of murdered Alice Gross, the 14-year-old who was brutally murdered in September 2014 in a sexually motivated attack by Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns.
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Little Madeleine disappeared on the evening of May 3 2007 from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Madeleine - who would now be 13 years old - has never been found despite dozens of reported sightings around the world and one of the most high profile missing persons cases in history.
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