"DNA Test Confirms True Age of Alleged Adult Posing as Adopted Child"

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"DNA Test Confirms True Age of Alleged Adult Posing as Adopted Child"
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Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism, was accused by her adoptive parents, the Barnetts, of being an adult posing as a child and attempting murder. After changing her legal age to 22 and abandoning her, the Barnetts faced child neglect charges, which were dropped partly due to the age dispute. A DNA test featured in the docuseries "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" now confirms that Grace was indeed a child at the time of the allegations, refuting the Barnetts' claims and suggesting they lied about her age.

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