5 d. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' accuses Kate of 'hiding information' in police investigation

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann, is accused of having sent emails, made phone calls, leaving voicemails and turning up to the McCanns' address

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5 d. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' accuses Kate of hiding information, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, who dabbed her face with a tissue at points during her evidence, broke down in tears while saying "I didn't do anything wrong" and told the court she should not be in the witness box.

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5 d. 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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1 week ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' 'asked ChatGPT if she could be missing child'

Julia Wandelt, 24, asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, Leicester Crown Court heard, as the Polish national stands trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann

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2 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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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' had to 'be convinced she was not three missing girls'

Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann and claiming she was the three-year-old who went missing during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007

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2 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann family got 'begging' voicemail saying 'do a DNA test and we'll go away'

Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, and Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, are both on trial at Leicester Crown Court accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann along with their children

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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 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

Leicester Crown Court heard Wandelt, accused of stalking Madeleine's mum Kate, sent her a message which read: “You are mummy. You know it’s me. You know I’m not crazy"

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3 w. ago Kate McCann reveals 'what if?' moment over woman's 'claim to be Madeleine'

Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the McCann family as Madeleine's mother, Kate, gave evidence today

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3 w. ago Letter signed 'lots of love, Madeleine' sent to Kate and Gerry McCann after accused stalker turned up at their home

It was posted through the door of Madeleine McCann's parents' home the day after two women accused of stalking them attended the property

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3 w. ago Alleged stalker of parents of Madeleine McCann sent letter signed ‘Madeleine x’

Prosecutor tells jury that Julia Wandelt claimed to remember being abducted from Praia da Luz apartment in 2007A woman on trial for allegedly stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann claiming to be their missing daughter sent them a letter signed “Madeleine x” and said she remembered being abducted from their holiday apartment in Portugal.Julia Wandelt, from Poland, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann over a period of two and a half years by contacting them hundreds of times and accosting them at their home, leaving them upset and worried about their safety. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Julia Wandelt 'is not Madeleine McCann', jury told in stalking trial

Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg are accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February this year in the trial at Leicester Crown Court

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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 w. ago Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann ‘stalked missing girl’s parents’

Julia Wandelt, 24, and Karen Spragg, 61, are on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann.

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4 w. ago 'Polish Madeleine' goes on trial accused of stalking Gerry and Kate McCann

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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