54 h. ago Cardiff woman appears in court charged with stalking Madeleine McCann's family

Karen Spragg has been release released on bail with conditions not to contact Mr and Mrs McCann, their children and two family friends

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54 h. ago Women accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family appear in court

Polish national Julia Wandel was refused bail at Leicester Crown Court shortly before Karen Spragg, from Cardiff, was bailed by magistrates

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58 h. ago 'Polish Madeleine' 'turned up at the McCann family home with another female stalker after bombarding couple with calls, voicemails and WhatsApp messages', court hears

Karen Spragg (pictured), 60, is accused of turning up at Gerry and Kate McCann's home with co-accused Julia Wandel, 23, a Polish woman who has claimed to be their missing daughter Madeline.

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59 h. ago Female 'stalker', 60, 'turned up at Madeleine McCann's family home with Polish woman, 23, who claimed to be the couple's missing daughter', court hears

Karen Spragg (pictured), 60, is accused of turning up at Gerry and Kate McCann's home with co-accused Julia Wandel, 23, a Polish woman who has claimed to be their missing daughter Madeline.

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60 h. ago 'Fake Madeleine McCann' denied bail as she awaits trial for 'stalking Maddie's family'

Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, is accused of stalking Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between January 3, 2024 and February 15 this year

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61 h. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court for stalking missing girl's family with woman, 60

Julia Wandel, 23, has appeared at Leicester Crown Court after being charged with stalking the parents and two siblings of Madeleine McCann, who vanished during a holiday in Portugal in 2007

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61 h. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court accused of stalking missing girl's family with woman, 60

Julia Wandel, 23, has appeared at Leicester Crown Court after being charged with stalking the parents and two siblings of Madeleine McCann, who vanished during a holiday in Portugal in 2007

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61 h. ago McCann family stalking suspect denied bail by Crown Court judge

Polish national Julia Wandel, 23, will be kept in prison custody until a futher hearing next month.

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3 d. ago Cardiff woman charged in relation to police probe into stalking of family of Madeleine McCann

The charge relates to an alleged offence between May 3, 2024 and February 21, 2025. Another woman has already been charged with four counts of stalking in relation to the same investigation

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3 d. ago Woman, 60, charged over alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann's family

Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, has been charged with one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between May 3, 2024 and February 21 this year, Leicestershire Police said.

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3 d. ago Second woman charged with stalking Madeleine McCann’s family

She will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court alongside another woman

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3 d. ago Woman charged in connection with alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann’s family

She will appear in court on Friday (March 28)

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4 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' who drugged Chas Dingle as 'something doesn't seem right'

Emmerdale fans are convinced that they have worked out who really drugged Chas Dingle and is framing Ella Forster - despite John Sugden being the prime suspect

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6 d. ago Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case could be freed from prison soon

Christian Brueckner has filed a motion for early release from prison for an unrelated rape in Portugal

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6 d. ago Amanda Knox reveals how she survived four years in an Italian prison on murder charges

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was freed from prison after serving time for the murder of her 21-year-old roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy. But what happened next? Knox’s new memoir Free: My Search for Meaning reveals the difficulty of reintegrating back into society. Ahead of the book’s release on March 25, Andrea Cavallier takes a look back at the high-profile case.

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann investigation update as key suspect could 'walk free within weeks'

German sex offender Christian Brueckner is currently in prison but investigators are worried he may walk free within a matter of days unless they can arrest him over Madeleine's disappearance

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect could walk free in DAYS as Christian Brueckner pushes for early release

Christian Brueckner, 48, is currently behind bars for a string of rape and sexual abuse charges in Portugal, but authorities also suspect him for the murder of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann police 'are rushing to charge prime suspect DAYS before he's set to walk free'

Christian Brueckner , 48, is the main suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

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6 d. ago Major Madeleine McCann update as prime suspect Christian Brueckner may walk free in just days

Christian Brueckner, 48, has been accused by prosecutors of murdering the three-year-old in Portugal in 2007, but is now seeking early release from a 2019 prison term

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7 d. ago Major Madeleine McCann update as prime suspect Christian Brueckner seeks early release from prison

Investigators fear that Christian Brueckner could be freed soon unless they can arrest him urgently over Maddie’s disappearance in 2007

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