8 d. ago Everything you need to know about fake Madeleine McCann's sidekick Karen Spragg

Karen Spragg, 61, was accused alongside of Julia Wandelt of stalking and harassing Madeleine McCann's parents, but was cleared of the allegations following a two-week trial

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1 week ago Jury retires in trial of women alleged to have stalked Kate and Gerry McCann

Leicester Crown Court has heard four weeks of evidence about the allegedly ‘cruel’ behaviour of Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg.

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1 week ago 'Fake Maddie' jurors 'urged to acquit' Polish woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents

Polish woman, Julia Wandelt allegedly 'peddled the myth' that she was Madeleine McCann and is accused of stalking the missing youngster's family in a relentless and 'cruel' campaign

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker told it was ‘blindingly obvious’ her DNA does not match Madeleine McCann’s

Julia Wandelt also accused Kate McCann, Madeleine’s mother, of ‘hiding information’

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker accuses Kate McCann of ‘hiding’ information, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, denies stalking Kate and Gerry McCann while claiming to be their missing daughter Madeleine.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' is still '50/50' on whether she is missing toddler

Julia Wandelt, 24, has been accused of stalking the McCann family while allegedly pretending to be the missing girl - and the 24-year-old told a court she was still '50/50' on whether she is Madeleine

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker ‘is still 50/50 about whether she is Madeleine McCann’

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents while claiming to be the missing girl.

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2 w. ago Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann ‘fears for her safety’ after alleged prison incident

Julia Wandelt and one of her co-defendants, Karen Spragg, both deny stalking Kate and Gerry McCann

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2 w. ago Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann ‘fears for her safety’

Julia Wandelt, 24, denies stalking Kate and Gerry McCann while claiming to be their missing daughter.

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker tells court she persisted with calls to help Kate McCann

Julia Wandelt, 24, denies stalking the McCanns while claiming to be their missing daughter Madeleine.

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2 w. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed to be Madeleine McCann tells court 'American psychic Fia Johansson kept her captive in US after arranging for her to appear on Dr Phil show'

Julia Wandelt said Fia Johansson also made her 'hand over' her social media accounts after promising to help her get a DNA test to prove she was Madeleine.

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2 w. ago McCanns 'stalker' claims she is 'not surprised police haven't found Madeleine'

Polish national Julia Wandelt, 24, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, is alleged to have stalked Kate and Gerry McCann by sending emails, making calls and turning up at their home

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2 w. ago Polish woman has ‘sympathy’ for McCanns after alleged stalking, she tells jury

Prosecutors allege Julia Wandelt, 24, claimed to be Madeleine McCann while stalking the girl’s parents Kate and Gerry.

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2 w. ago Alleged McCann stalker denies claiming to be Madeleine 'for attention'

Julia Wandelt, 24, told a court she is still questioning her identity

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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