16 h. ago Polish 'stalker' claiming to be missing Maddie told police she would 'never do anything bad' to the McCann family, court hears

Julia Wandelt (pictured), 24, from the city of Lubin, south-west Poland, made the promise when told by officers in an interview the missing girl is 'very special' to her mother Kate.

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24 h. ago Alleged McCann stalker ‘told police she would never do anything bad to them’

Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of claiming she is Madeleine McCann while stalking the girl’s parents and causing them distress.

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68 h. ago Alleged stalker asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann while claiming to be their missing daughter.

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2 d. ago Alleged McCann stalker had to be convinced she was not three missing girls, court hears

Iwona Modliborska and Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, are both accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann

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3 d. ago Alleged McCann stalker ‘had to be convinced she was not three missing girls’

Julia Wandelt, 24, contacted a missing person charity claiming to be three different girls, including Madeleine McCann.

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3 d. ago DNA recovered from Madeleine McCann’s pillow case does not match family’s alleged stalker

DNA recovered from the pillow case of Madeleine McCann does not match that of her family’s alleged stalker, a forensic expert has told a court.  The sample was taken from the white, embroidered bedding at the McCann home, days after the three-year-old vanished in Portugal in 2007.  But it did not match the profile of...

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann campaigner ‘feared alleged stalker could affect investigation’

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine, is on trial with Karen Spragg, 61, accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann.

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann's DNA 'does not match alleged stalker', court told

A forensic expert told the court about tests that had been carried out

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4 d. ago DNA from Madeleine’s pillowcase ‘does not match alleged McCann stalker’

A genetics expert told a stalking trial that Polish national Julia Wandelt, 24, is not the missing Madeleine McCann.

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8 d. ago Polish 'stalker' claiming to be Madeleine McCann suggested to Tapas 7 couple that 'someone tried to murder her', court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, told David and Fiona Payne, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when Madeleine vanished, she was 'given huge doses of medication' when she was a child.

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8 d. ago Alleged McCann stalker sent disturbing and upsetting messages to close family friends

Mrs Payne told the court she was "angry" that Wandelt sent friend requests and messages to their daughter.

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9 d. ago DNA test confirmed alleged stalker was not Madeleine McCann, court hears

Investigating officer says he went against procedure to test Julia Wandelt, accused of campaign of harassment against McCann familyAn alleged stalker’s claim to be Madeleine McCann was ruled out after a DNA test proved conclusively she was not the missing girl, police have revealed in court.Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of a campaign of harassment against the family of Madeleine, who went missing from Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007 at the age of three. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alleged stalker breaks down in tears as voicemails left for Madeleine McCann's parents played

Alleged stalker Julia Wandelt repeatedly begged the McCann family for a DNA test, and urged them to think that the missing girl was not dead in voicemail messages

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2 w. ago McCann 'stalker' appeared at village vigil claiming to be missing Maddie

Janet Kennedy, who is Kate McCann's aunt, told Leicester Crown Court she 'could not accept' that Julia Wandelt, 24, was her missing great-niece.

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker’s interactions ‘creepy’, Madeleine McCann’s siblings tell court

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting McCann family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignMadeleine McCann’s brother and sister have described being stressed and scared by their “creepy” and “deeply disturbing” interactions with an alleged stalker who claimed to be their missing sister.Giving evidence at the trial of Julia Wandelt, 24, who stands accused of targeting the family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign, the twins Amelie and Sean McCann recalled the defendant contacting them a number of times saying she was Madeleine, who disappeared during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 when she was three and they were two. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's sister breaks silence over 'extreme' messages alleged stalker sent her

Madeleine McCann's sister, Amelie gave evidence to the court today about alleged stalking she and her family were subject to

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's sister speaks out after 'creepy' messages from woman 'pretending to be missing girl'

Madeleine McCann's sister has told Leicester Crown Court how an alleged stalker sent 'creepy messages' pretending to be missing sister

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2 w. ago Kate McCann tells court of stress caused by alleged stalker calling her ‘Mum’

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting the McCann family with a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignKate McCann has said it was hard to hear an alleged stalker refer to her as “Mum”, as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman who claimed to be her missing daughter.Speaking from behind a screen, McCann told Leicester crown court she was left frightened and distressed by the actions of Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kate McCann says alleged stalker turned up at her home and called her 'mum'

Madeleine's disappearance from Portugal's Algarve in 2007 remains unsolved

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2 w. ago Gerry McCann criticises alleged stalker for damaging efforts to find Madeleine

Gerry and Kate McCann spoke of their distress at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.

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