2 h. 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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29 h. ago Madeleine McCann's sister Amelie kept 'fake Maddie' Facebook messages secret for months

Amelie McCann has told a jury that there was a 'sound of desperation' in 'disturbing' messages sent to her by Julia Wandelt claiming to be her missing sister, Madeleine

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46 h. ago Gerry McCann lists three reasons they refused to do 'fake' Maddie's DNA test

Gerry McCann told a trial he felt no temptation to do a DNA test for the "fake" Madeleine, who is accused of stalking the missing Brit's family and broke down in tears

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47 h. ago Bombshells from 'fake' Maddie McCann's trial – Kate's 'final straw' and 'aggressive' meeting

Prosecutors allege Julia Wandelt "peddled the myth" that she was Madeleine while stalking the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their home

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51 h. ago Polish woman claiming to be missing Maddie screams 'why are you doing this to me?' at Kate McCann as she gives evidence from behind a screen at stalking trial

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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3 d. ago 'She's not Madeleine McCann: 'Polish Maddie' breaks down in tears as she goes on trial accused of stalking Gerry and Kate

Julia Wandelt, 23, has gone on trial accused of stalking the McCanns. Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau in Cardiff, is also accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine, who vanished aged three.

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3 d. ago 'Fake' Maddie McCann claimed to be two other missing girls, stalking trial hears

Wandelt, who is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, also said she was potentially Acacia Bishop — who disappeared from Salt Lake City in the US in 2003 — and missing German girl Inga Gehricke

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3 d. ago 'She's not Madeline McCann: 'Polish Maddie' breaks down in tears as she goes on trial accused of stalking Gerry and Kate

Julia Wandelt, 23, has gone on trial accused of stalking the McCann family. Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau in Cardiff, is also accused of stalking the parents of Madeline, who vanished aged three.

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4 d. ago 'Fake' Maddie McCann cries as stalking trial hears 'unequivocal proof' she isn't missing Brit

Prosecutors said Wandelt "pursued the myth” that she was Madeleine and stalked the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their home.

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1 week ago Freed Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner calls for ‘witch hunt’ against him to stop

German national Christian Brueckner said he wanted the prosecutor to give him his ‘life back’ and that he still did not ‘feel free’

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1 week ago Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner speaks out for the first time since jail release in bizarre interview from a field

In a bizarre sit-down conversation conducted in a field, Christian Brueckner said he does 'not feel free' because he is wearing an ankle tag and is 'followed around by police 24/7'.

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1 week ago Chilling moment Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner refuses to answer if he killed missing Brit girl

CONVICTED paedo and Madeleine McCann prime suspect has refused to reveal whether he killed the missing girl. The creep, 48, said he had been advised not to respond to questions about Maddie - and that he would stick to that. Speaking to Sky News, Brueckner also pleaded for the "witch hunt" against him to stop....

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘confronts prosecutor who accused him of girl’s murder’

Christian Brueckner was released from jail earlier this month after serving a seven-year sentence for rape

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect tries to confront prosecutor who accused him of murder

Christian Brueckner told Sky News he wanted the official to help him get his life back as he was being ‘hounded by the media’.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner tries to confront German prosecutor who accused him of killing the British girl

Christian Brueckner, the freed suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has attempted to confront the German prosecutor who accused him of killing the British girl. 

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1 week ago Shock moment Madeleine McCann suspect Brueckner tries to confront prosecutor who insists he kidnapped & killed her

THIS is the terrifying moment Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner tried to confront the prosecutor who insists he kidnapped and killed her. The paedophile, 48, travelled for hours to find Hans Christian Wolters - who has publicly declared he has evidence that would land Brueckner back behind bars. Brueckner told Sky News: "The prosecutor refused...

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner moved to hotel after being kicked out of grim lair where he leered at kids

THIS is the barren flat where Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner was holed up following his release from jail. The state-funded property — furnished with a single chair, bed and table but no TV — was the freed paedophile’s home for four days. It was said to be even more basic than the solitary confinement...

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1 week ago Inside Christian Brueckner's flat where Madeleine McCann suspect was holed up

Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner fled the flat in the town of Neumunster - in northern Germany - after the address was leaked on a local WhatsApp group

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1 week ago Christian Brueckner’s sparse flat revealed as Madeleine McCann suspect moved by cops after he was seen leering at kids

THE barren lair of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been revealed after he was moved from the flat by cops. The paedo, 48, was moved out of the ground-floor two-bed flat after he was seen leering at children playing outside. He was handed the apartment - close to a shelter for vulnerable girls — by...

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner moved from safe house

Three police vans swept into a sleepy suburb in northern Germany and led the convicted paedophile from the ground floor apartment where he had been staying.

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