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Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann says she has two vital pieces of 'evidence'

A Polish woman who started an online campaign to prove that she is Madeleine McCann says she has "evidence" to back up her claims.

The TikTok user, @iammadeleinemcann, has gained 17,000 followers on the app and has also made an Instagram account. Despite the woman's age being 21, she says that there could be a mistake, as Madeleine would now be 19-years-old.

The claims made by the woman has recently gone viral as she adds that she first made the discovery "a few months ago" after hearing something from her grandma.

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However, the Mirror reports how German investigators believe that Madeleine was killed by sex predator Christian Brueckner. During a family holiday to Portugal in 2007, Madeleine disappeared while her parents were out for dinner.

Despite extensive searches and countless investigations, the youngster's body has never been found.

Recent claims made by the Polish woman involve her comparing pictures of herself and Madeleine, saying that they are "evidence." She claims to have a freckle on her leg and a speck in her eye in the same places as Madeleine.

Madeleine vanished from her parents' hotel room in Portugal in 2007. (PA)

The woman has even gone as far as to say she is willing to provide a DNA sample. Her Instagram account, which has gained 200,000 followers, says: "I think I can be Madeleine. I need a DNA test.

"Police investigators from UK and Poland try to ignore me. I will tell my story in posts here. Help me."

In a post published yesterday, the woman even claimed she talked to someone who claimed to be Madeleine's cousin and told her she could "have a possibility" to talk to Kate and Gerry McCann to arrange a DNA test.

These claims have not been addressed by Madeleine's family.

Answering questions she was asked by some followers, the unnamed woman said she does not remember being taken away and has no recollection of most details of her childhood.

She said: "I don't remember being taken away. I mean, I don't remember almost my entire childhood."

Despite investigators insisting that Brueckner is behind the abduction of Madeleine, they are yet to charge the individual due to a lack of evidence. They have begun re-interviewing Brueckner's friends and associates in a bid to crack the case once and for all.

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