![]() ![]() Not only was she not a teenager, not lost and not a victim of sex trafficking as had been supposed, she was in fact a 25 year old Australian woman called Samantha Azzopardi. Her identity remained a mystery for almost a month – until her picture was recognised and the truth came out. She refused to be photographed so Gardai had to sneak a picture and then get permission from the High Court to publish it without her consent. ![]() READ MORE: Ireland weather maps turn crimson as Met Eireann give reason one area to be ‘somewhat less warm’ It’s the top podcast that’s gripped the nation with its intriguing story of deceit, international intrigue and a woman with more than 100 fake identities who passed herself off as a teenager.Īnd it starts in Ireland in 2013, with the story of a mystery girl found wandering and confused in the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street.īelieved to be about 14 years old, the “GPO girl” refused to speak and was brought to Temple Street Children’s Hospital to be assessed while Gardai struggled to establish her identity. ![]()
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