29 h. 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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31 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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31 h. ago Homeless Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is living in a tent with two German cops constantly protecting him from 'possible attacks by the public'

Brueckner , who was revealed as a suspect in the Maddie case in 2020 but never charged, was released from prison in Germany in September after serving a sentence on separate rape charges.

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32 h. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' claims dad asked if she was bought from Kate and Gerry

Julia Wandelt, 24, was arrested at Bristol Airport after landing from a Ryanair flight from Poland in February. She was taken for questioning at a police station in Leicester

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32 h. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' dad asked her 'do you think we bought you from Kate?'

Julia Wandelt was taken for questioning at a police station in Leicester where she was asked dozens of questions. She is on trial alongside Karen Spragg accused of stalking the McCann family

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2 d. 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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3 d. 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 d. 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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3 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 Donald Trump literally tearing down White House to build new ballroom

The US President has begun his 'ballroom blitz' plans for the White House, costing hundreds of millions of dollars – he claims it is privately funded by 'generous' donors and 'your truly'

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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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4 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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4 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 Police have kept two DNA profiles of Madeleine McCann in case they eventually find her

Forensic scientist Rosalind Hammond said a mouth swab was taken from imposter Julia Wandelt after she was arrested in February for allegedly harassing the family

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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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4 d. ago Police took DNA sample from Madeleine McCann's pillow case days after she disappeared in Portugal, stalking trial hears

A forensic officer from Leicestershire police was let into the McCanns' home in Rothley in Leicestershire to obtain a sample days after Madeleine vanished in 2007.

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5 d. ago UFO mystery solved as 'private firm' claims responsibility for strange activity in skies

A private contractor has reportedly claimed responsibility for triggering last year's drone and 'UFO' chaos across New Jersey, according to a source who spoke with The New York Post

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5 d. ago Bungling Louvre crime gang dropped piece of stolen jewellery during museum heist

A group of 'professional thieves' ended up dropping one of the items after they carried out a heist at the Louvre, one of the world's most iconic museums, stealing millions of pounds-worth of jewellery

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5 d. ago Organised crime gang steal priceless jewels from the Louvre in seven minute raid

The Louvre has been evacuated after a reported robbery at the world's largest art museum in Paris.

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