Blond Guadalajara Beggar Girl 'Alondra' Reunited With Her Mother The Fulano Forum
go to original July 21, 2013

A blonde-haired, green-eyed girl who made headlines last October when she was photographed selling gum at a Guadalajara intersection was reunited with her mother last week after spending nine months in a Guadalajara orphanage.

An image of Lezly Ornelas Sanchez, 6, better known as “Alondra,” was shared over 68,000 times on Facebook after suspicions were raised that she had been kidnapped. All too accustomed to seeing darker-skinned kids begging for change, Tapatios seemed shocked by the sight of a “güera” hawking gum and asking for change at the corner of Avenida Vallarta and Niño Obrer.

The outcry on social media quickly prompted a police investigation. The girl’s 23-year-old mother, Jiola Ornelas Sanchez – who has more traditional Mexican features – was detained while Lezly and her brother Tony, 4, were taken into care. Police only released Jiola when Lezly’s grandmother – who also has green eyes – came forward with her birth certificate, and when unauthorized DNA tests taken by local authorities proved positive.

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