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Madeleine McCann's parents respond after harassment conviction of woman who claimed to be their daughter
Julia Wandelt, 24, was convicted of harassing Madeleine McCann's family after claiming to be the missing child and gaining 500,000 social media followers over three years.
- The court found that a woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann committed harassment against the missing toddler's family, with Madeleine disappearing in Portugal in 2007.
- Wandelt's personal history, including mental health struggles and reported abuse by an elderly relative, motivated her claim of being abducted and raised by others.
- Over three years Wandelt built a large online following, attracting about half a million followers on iammadeleinemccan and posting claims on TikTok; police warned her not to approach the family, but she ignored them.
- The court also cleared Julia Wandelt of stalking, and co-defendant Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, was found not guilty of stalking and harassment.
- Wandelt said she stumbled across an image during online research in which an elderly relative resembled an artist's suspect drawing from earlier Madeleine investigations.
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