Ukrainian dwarf abandoned by adoptive parents denies claims she’s a “sociopath”
The Ukranian dwarf orphan who was abandoned by her American adoptive parents who accused the dwarf of being an adult pretending to be a child has broken her silence in her first televised interview.
Six years ago, in 2013, adoptive parents Kristine and Michael Barnett left Indiana for Canada with their other children and left Natalia Grace Barnett behind, which at the time, Natalia says she was nine.
The Barnett family had adopted Natalia three years earlier in 2010 hastily as they were under the impression that she was a six-year-old orphan.
However, Natalia’s former adoptive parents became convinced that after adopting her, she was actually 22 and was a sociopathic adult who tried to kill members of their family.
“Natalia would do things like place clear thumb tacks on the stairs face up so that when we would walk up the stairs, we would be stepping on thumb tacks to pain and injure ourselves,” Kristine said.
However, Natalia has refuted the claims and has spoken to Dr Phil about the accusations, maintaining that she is a child.
“It's not true at all. I just want people to hear my side,” Natalia said.
Natalia is joined by her new adoptive mother known as Cynthia Mans, who insists that a bone scan that Natalia underwent after she was abandoned proves she is the age she says she is.
However, when the Barnett family ordered a bone scan for Natalia, the scans suggested that she had been born in 1989.
Cynthia says that despite the first allegations from the Barnett family, herself and her husband did not worry about bringing Natalia into their home.
“We're supposed to help. Me and my husband adopted these kids,” she said to Dr Phil.
“It's like, who would do it if you don't?”
The Barnett family has said that the allegations against them for child neglect have been “devastating”.
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