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| SAO PAULO – A lawyer representing the woman who claimed to be pregnant with quadruplets admitted during a press conference on Friday that the pregnancy was a hoax. Enilson de Castro did not say, however, what led the woman, 25-year old Maria Veronica Vieira to concoct the story which drew international attention.
Maria Veronica Vieira (Photo: Rogério Marques/O Vale/AE/G1 SP)
The lawyer did say that Maria has psychological problems and is “shattered” by the situation she has created. News of the purported quadruplet pregnancy arose two weeks ago and was reported by various media outlets in Brazil.
The pregnancy was called into question this week when an obstetrician, who treated Maria last year, came forward to say that he never saw any convincing evidence that she was even pregnant – let alone pregnant with quadruplets. A birth by Cesarian section was supposedly set for today. Instead of giving birth, the woman is in hiding and her lawyers are doing their very best to portray her as a troubled woman.
The lawyer, Enilson Castro, took on the defense of Maria Friday morning at about 4 am. At the news conference on Friday, he said that he believed that Maria's husband was unaware of the hoax and that no other family members were either. The lawyer goes on to say that they are all very upset about the case.
The woman was able to pull off the ruse by creating a belly of silicon and other fillers. He said that she has promised to return all the gifts and donations that she has received since the news of the fake pregnancy made the news in early January, 2012.
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