3 h. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' left missing girl's mum Kate 'in tears after visiting home'

Leicester Crown Court heard Kate McCann threatened to call the police after Julia Wandelt, who claimed to be missing Madeleine, turned up at the McCanns' home

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8 h. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed to be Madeleine McCann tells court 'American psychic Fia Johansson kept her captive in US after arranging for her to appear on Dr Phil show'

Julia Wandelt said Fia Johansson also made her 'hand over' her social media accounts after promising to help her get a DNA test to prove she was Madeleine.

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25 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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26 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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28 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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8 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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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 Everything heard at Madeleine McCann 'stalker' trial as Tapas 7 couple speak out

Julia Wandelt, who claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann, sent 'disturbing and upsetting' messages to a couple who were on the same Portugal holiday when Madeleine vanished, a court heard

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann family friend opened spam folder to find 'disturbing' messages

Fiona Payne, who was with Madeleine McCann's parents the night she went missing, spoke at the trial of alleged stalkers Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, and Karen Spragg, 61, of Cardiff

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1 week ago Couple who were part of 'Tapas 7' when Madeleine McCann went missing speak for first time to give evidence against family's 'stalker'

David and Fiona Payne, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when Madeleine vanished, gave evidence in court on Wednesday against Julia Wandelt, 24.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann stalker trial LIVE: Probe into Portuguese investigation 'hampered'

Polish-born 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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2 w. 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 Alleged stalker ‘urged McCanns not to think Madeleine is dead in voicemails’

Julia Wandelt sent voicemails and text messages to Kate McCann last year claiming to be her missing daughter Madeleine.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' sent police '8 reasons' she was missing girl, trial hears

Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg are on trial accused of stalking the McCann family, with Wandelt, 24, sending messages to Amelie via social media, claiming to be Madeleine

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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 Madeleine McCann's sister reveals Polish 'stalker's' sinister messages and 'fake sibling memories'

Miss McCann, 20, gave evidence via video link at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday, in which she revealed the alleged messages by 'stalker' Julia Wandelt.

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