Adopted girl was younger than thought; true age revealed.

Natalia Grace has been at the center of a controversial story that's been going on for over a decade. After being adopted by Michael and Kristine Barnett in 2010, the Indiana couple believed Natalia to be six years old. However, they then accused her of being an adult 'masquerading' as a child.

The family accused Natalia of having "periods, adult teeth and pubic hair" and of being 22. They also made claims of her emotionally and physically abusing them, as well as looming over them while they were sleeping with a knife in her hand. Natalia denied these accusations, and now a recent documentary has confirmed her story.

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks was released this week and showed Natalia being given confirmation through a blood test that she was approximately 22 years old, suggesting she was nine years old when adopted in 2010. When she saw the results, she broke down and said ‘This is so big. Because literally, this has been 13 years of just two people lying their butts off. They ruined a kid’s life. They painted [me] as some big monster.’

Michael and Kristine Barnett were initially charged with neglect of a dependent but Michael was found not guilty while charges against his wife were dropped. However, the documentary series ended with an almighty cliff-hanger after the couple that adopted her after she was left by the Barnett’s suggested something was now amiss in their household as well.

In the final moments of the documentary, Natalia's adopted father Antwon Mans was heard claiming Natalia ‘does not have emotions for nothing but herself’ and that he and wife Cynthia are ‘done’ with her. An audio recording then played, in which viewers heard Antwon saying they’d been tricked by Natalia. This left viewers with the impression that Natalia's story is far from over.

The documentary has made viewers rethink the way they view Natalia and has brought attention to the string of lies and accusations that the Barnett family have made about her over the years. It's clear that Natalia's story will continue and it'll be interesting to see what her fate will be. The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks is streaming on Discovery Plus.

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