US EditionAlleged Madeleine McCann family stalker said she never intended to harm them, court hears
Julia Wandelt claims to be Madeleine McCann and seeks a DNA test while both defendants deny causing serious alarm to the family between 2022 and 2025, the trial heard.
- On Thursday at Leicester Crown Court, Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, with both defendants denying charges after February this year arrests.
- Since June 2022, Miss Wandelt has claimed she is Madeleine McCann and pursued the McCanns with messages, calls, visits, and demands for a DNA test despite official refusals.
- Prosecutors played CCTV from December 7 and read detective interview transcripts showing Wandelt largely answered 'no comment' but said she felt "very sad" about the family's reactions, while a DNA test taken after the arrest showed she was not Madeleine McCann.
- Jurors heard family members say Kate McCann found a letter left at her home deeply disturbing and that Amelie McCann became alarmed after Wandelt's contact, showing the family's distress.
- Supporting Wandelt, Karen Spragg told officers she met Wandelt on social media, treated her like a daughter, and said, `I believe Julia is telling the truth and police didn't listen to her.
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Alleged Madeleine McCann family stalker said she never intended to harm them, court hears
Julia Wandelt, 24, denies stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, causing serious alarm or distress and is on trial at Leicester Crown Court. She allegedly told police: "I never wanted to cause them any distress, or make them stressed or sad, never. I just wanted them to take a DNA test."
Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' attacks Gerry and Kate's parenting in court - The Mirror
Karen Spragg is accused of stalking along with Polish-born 24-year-old Julia Wandelt. Spragg told police Gerry McCann was nasty to them when they visited the McCann family home
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perspectivemedia.comAlleged McCann stalker ‘told police she would never do anything bad to them’
Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of claiming she is Madeleine McCann while stalking the girl’s parents and causing them distress.
Alleged Madeleine McCann Family Stalker Said She Never Intended To Harm Them, Court Hears
Julia Wandelt, 24, who the prosecution says believed she could be the missing toddler, allegedly said: “I never wanted to cause them any distress, or make them stressed or sad, never. I just wanted them to take a DNA test.” She was interviewed by detectives three times after her arrest in February this year and answered “no comment” to many questions. But jurors heard that she was asked how she felt when Madeleine‘s younger sister Amelie became …
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