21 h. ago Polish stalker who claimed to be missing Maddie was 'cruel and unforgiving' in her torment of the McCanns

Julia Wandelt is a 'lady of some considerable intelligence' prosecutor Michael Duck KC said. But her DNA 'evidence' was 'wholly irrelevant and a complete nonsense'.

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1 week ago Polish 'stalker' claiming to be missing Maddie told police she would 'never do anything bad' to the McCann family, court hears

Julia Wandelt (pictured), 24, from the city of Lubin, south-west Poland, made the promise when told by officers in an interview the missing girl is 'very special' to her mother Kate.

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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 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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3 w. 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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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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