NEED TO KNOW

Mirella, 42, had not been seen since she was 15 — until police came upon her in her parents' home

She says she was not being held against her will

Police are investigating her parents for potential abuse

A woman in Poland is speaking out after she was found emaciated in the home of her parents , who for 27 years allegedly told people she was missing, according to neighbors.

The woman, identified only as Mirella in local outlets, was found in a residence in Świętochłowice, about 180 miles from the Polish capital of Warsaw, in July, local outlets Fakt , TVP3 and Super Express reported, citing local police.

She disappeared at the age of 15 around 1998, and neighbors say her parents told them she was missing, per Fakt , the daily that broke the story, and TVP3.

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