4 h. 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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5 h. ago Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘confused’, court told

Julia Wandelt’s barrister also argued that the 24-year-old was polite to Kate McCann during a visit to her home last year.

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10 h. ago Cardiff woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents caused 'significant distress', court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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10 h. ago Cardiff woman 'tormented' Madeleine McCann’s parents in 'cruel' stalking campaign, court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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29 h. ago Stalking of Madeleine McCann’s parents was ‘cruel and unforgiving’ – prosecutor

In his closing speech at Leicester Crown Court, Michael Duck KC claimed Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg cared only about their own agenda.

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's parents 'fears for her safety' after jail incident

Julia Wandelt, 24, told a court "someone should finally investigate my claims properly".

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7 d. ago 'Stalker' of Madeleine McCann's parents 'even has sympathy' for family

Julia Wandelt, from Lubin in south-west Poland, is alleged to have peddled the myth she is Madeleine, who disappeared during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007

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8 d. 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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1 week ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' attacks Gerry and Kate's parenting in court

Karen Spragg is accused of stalking along with Polish-born 24-year-old Julia Wandelt. Spragg told police Gerry McCann was nasty to them when they visited the McCann family home

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann family friend opened spam folder to find 'disturbing' messages

Fiona Payne, who was with Madeleine McCann's parents the night she went missing, spoke at the trial of alleged stalkers Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, and Karen Spragg, 61, of Cardiff

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker ‘sent disturbing messages to close friends of the McCanns’

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of peddling the myth she is Madeleine McCann while stalking the girl’s parents.

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3 w. ago 'I'm a 70% DNA match for missing Maddie, you can't dispute the facts,' woman accused of stalking Kate McCann says in messages played to court

Julia Wandelt told Kate McCann: 'You are my mother, it's science no one can deny it', a court heard yesterday. She added: 'I am not a scammer, I am your daughter'.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann's sister says her parents installed a panic alarm with direct link to police after Polish 'stalker' turned up at their home and insisted she was Maddie

Julia Wandelt turned up at the McCanns' property amid an alleged stalking campaign, which saw her sending unwanted emails and making numerous phone calls to the family, a court heard.

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann's sister says 'I would have had a feeling' if 'stalker' was her sibling

The trial of Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg began earlier this week at Leicester Crown Court - both are accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's parents, which they deny

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann sister reveals 'scary' six word vow of 'stalker'

Amelie McCann told jurors Julia Wandelt, who has allegedly claimed she is missing Madeleine, sent her 'scary' messages. Wandelt and another woman are accused of stalking the McCann family

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann stalking trial LIVE: Day 3 follows parents' tearful testimony

Julia Wandelt, 24 and Karen Spragg, 61, of Caerau in Cardiff are both accused of stalking the family of missing Madeleine McCann

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3 w. ago Kate McCann's life after losing Madeleine from marriage and work to heartfelt rule

Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry have never given up hope of finding their daughter and continue to mark her birthday each year.

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