14 h. 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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14 h. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed she was Madeleine McCann breaks down in court after telling how she remembered being 'taken, abused and held with other girls'

Julia Wandelt was in contact with 'journalist' Surjit Singh Clair who told her 'exactly how and when' to post on Instagram , jurors were told.

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14 h. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed she was Madeline McCann breaks down in court after telling how she remembered being 'taken, abused and held with other girls'

Julia Wandelt was in contact with 'journalist' Surjit Singh Clair who told her 'exactly how and when' to post on Instagram , jurors were told.

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16 h. ago McCanns 'stalker' Julia Wandelt 'still questions her identity after claiming she was Maddie'

Leicester Crown Court heard that Julia Wandelt, who is accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family, is still questioning her identity after claiming to be the missing girl

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17 h. 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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17 h. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann says she still questions her identity today and doesn't believe her parents are her real mother and father

Julia Wandelt was in contact with 'journalist' Surjit Singh Clair who told her 'exactly how and when' to post on Instagram , jurors were told.

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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1 week ago Polish 'stalker' claiming to be Madeleine McCann suggested to Tapas 7 couple that 'someone tried to murder her', court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, told David and Fiona Payne, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when Madeleine vanished, she was 'given huge doses of medication' when she was a child.

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1 week ago DNA test confirmed alleged stalker was not Madeleine McCann, court hears

Investigating officer says he went against procedure to test Julia Wandelt, accused of campaign of harassment against McCann familyAn alleged stalker’s claim to be Madeleine McCann was ruled out after a DNA test proved conclusively she was not the missing girl, police have revealed in court.Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of a campaign of harassment against the family of Madeleine, who went missing from Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007 at the age of three. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Detectives reveal DNA test was carried out on 'stalker' who claims she is missing Madeleine McCann

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell said a sample was taken from Julia Wandelt when she was arrested in February and compared with Madeleine's.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's mum Kate sent texts by 'stalker' claiming 'you are mummy'

Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann as a jury heard a series of voice messages

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2 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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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker sent police eight reasons why she was missing girl'

A detective - formerly part of a £13million operation to find Madeleine McCann- said he was contacted by a 'stalker' claiming to be the missing girl, who also sent him apparent 'evidence'

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2 w. ago Stalker claiming to be Madeleine McCann sent her sister "creepy" Facebook messages

Younger sibling Amelie McCann said stalker Julia Wandelt sent her images of herself which were "clearly altered or edited" to look more like her missing sibling.

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2 w. ago Gerry McCann tells 'stalker' trial of Madeleine 'cover up' and 'Masons' claims

Julia Wandelt is alleged to have gone to the McCann home with co-accused Karen Spragg and confronted the parents, a stalking trial heard, as Madeleine's dad Gerry spoke of bizarre 'cover up' claims

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2 w. ago Kate McCann tells court ‘final straw’ from ‘stalker’ claiming to be Madeleine was when she targeted missing tot’s sister

KATE McCann today told a court the "final straw" from an alleged stalker claiming to be Madeleine was when she messaged the missing youngster's sister. Julia Wandelt allegedly sent unwanted emails, made multiple phone calls and even turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann. The 24-year-old falsely claimed she was Madeleine, who vanished from...

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3 w. ago ‘Stalker’ who claimed she was Madeleine McCann contacted missing girl’s mother 60 times in a day, jury told

Julia Wandelt, who had previously claimed to be two other missing girls, told the McCanns ‘don’t give up on your daughter’, a court heard

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3 w. ago Alleged McCann family stalker claimed to be two other missing girls, court told

Julia Wandelt, 24, said in a message to Kate McCann that she remembered the night Madeleine went missing, jurors heard.

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3 w. ago LIVE: Parents of Madeleine McCann 'pursued' by 'stalker' claiming to be toddler

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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