8 h. ago Sobbing dad of 'fake' Madeleine McCann says daughter isn't a bad person – just 'sick'

Julia Wandelt believes that she is Madeleine McCann, who went missing from a hotel in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007, but her real father says she is mentally unwell

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17 h. ago 'Daddy, I love you, but you're not my dad, I am Madeleine McCann': Father of Polish fantasist who believed she was missing Maddie reveals their heartbreaking last meeting

Despite a two-year age difference, the insistence of her own Polish family and even the cold, hard evidence of a DNA test - Julia Wandelt remained resolute.

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28 h. ago Moment Polish fantasist who believed she was Madeleine McCann confronts Kate and Gerry on their doorstep

Julia Wandelt, 24, let out an audible gasp as the jury returned verdicts on Friday. Her friend and 'supporter' Karen Spragg, 61, a care worker, was cleared of stalking.

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28 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing missing girl's parents

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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28 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann Julia Wandelt guilty of harassing missing girl's family

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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9 d. ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' Julia Wandelt cries 'I do believe I'm missing toddler'

Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, is accused of peddling the myth that she is Madeleine McCann in a stalking trial with the court hearing it was "blindingly obvious" she wasn't

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9 d. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann tells jury ‘I do believe I’m her’

Julia Wandelt, 24, who is on trial accused of stalking, did not confirm whether she still believes Gerry McCann could be her father.

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