5 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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5 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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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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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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2 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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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 Alleged stalker’s interactions ‘creepy’, Madeleine McCann’s siblings tell court

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting McCann family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignMadeleine McCann’s brother and sister have described being stressed and scared by their “creepy” and “deeply disturbing” interactions with an alleged stalker who claimed to be their missing sister.Giving evidence at the trial of Julia Wandelt, 24, who stands accused of targeting the family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign, the twins Amelie and Sean McCann recalled the defendant contacting them a number of times saying she was Madeleine, who disappeared during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 when she was three and they were two. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago McCann 'stalker' sent Madeleine’s sister 'creepy messages', court told

Amelie McCann says Julia Wandelt ‘played with her emotions’ during alleged stalking campign

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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 Kate McCann tells court of stress caused by alleged stalker calling her ‘Mum’

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting the McCann family with a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignKate McCann has said it was hard to hear an alleged stalker refer to her as “Mum”, as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman who claimed to be her missing daughter.Speaking from behind a screen, McCann told Leicester crown court she was left frightened and distressed by the actions of Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kate McCann reveals 'final straw' to stalking trial that made her call police

Kate McCann, speaking in court today, revealed what her 'final straw' with alleged 'stalker' Julia Wandelt was - which led Madeleine McCann's mum to call the police

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2 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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2 w. ago Kate McCann 'wanted to take DNA test to put claims to bed' as 'fake Maddie' cries in dock

Kate McCann said she became aware through the Met Police inquiry into her daughter’s 2007 disappearance, that Julia Wandelt believed herself to be missing Madeleine

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3 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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