US Edition'Why are you doing this to me?' Woman accused of stalking the McCanns has outburst in court
Kate McCann described increasing stress and anxiety caused by repeated false claims from Julia Wandelt, who stalked the family and insisted she was their missing daughter Madeleine.
- At Leicester Crown Court, Kate McCann described how two women confronted her on the driveway of her Rothley home on December 7 last year, leaving her distressed.
- From June 2022, investigators say Julia Wandelt repeatedly claimed to be Madeleine, and Ms McCann called police after Wandelt messaged Amelie McCann, the McCanns' daughter, calling it "the final straw".
- Kate McCann described the emotional impact, saying `I felt quite distressed to be honest` and `invaded in her own home` after police showed a photo and voicemail recordings.
- Earlier this year, Ms Wandelt and Mrs Spragg were arrested on February 19, both denying one stalking charge, with Wandelt detained at Bristol Airport.
- The McCanns said false claims harm the Madeleine McCann case, while Metropolitan Police inquiries in Poland reassured them Ms Wandelt was not Madeleine. Gerry McCann said, `We don't know what happened to Madeleine; there's no evidence she's dead` and they still hope she is alive.
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Mother of missing Maddie McCann tells court of fear of alleged stalker
The mother of Madeleine McCann says a woman accused of stalking her for over two years made her feel distressed and "invaded" by approaching her at her house and claiming to be her daughter. Madeleine went missing in 2007, aged three.
Trial latest: 'You're not Madeleine,' Gerry McCann told 'stalker' - as court hears recording of confrontation
Gerry and Kate McCann have given evidence at the trial of two women accused of stalking their family. One defendant, who allegedly claimed to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann, sobbed and shouted as Kate gave evidence. Scroll down the page to catch up on the hearing as it happened.
Sydney Morning Herald
Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann faces court
The parents of missing UK girl Madeleine McCann have given testimony at the trial of a woman who is accused of stalking them and insisting she was their missing child.
Glasgow Times
perspectivemedia.comGerry McCann criticises alleged stalker for damaging efforts to find Madeleine
An emotional Gerry McCann has told a jury that an “incessant” alleged stalker who claims to be Madeleine McCann has damaged efforts to find his…
Julia W., 24, has been tried since Monday for harassment of the McCann family. Madeleine McCann, then 3 years old, disappeared in May 2007 in Portugal. Recently, the main suspect, a 48-year-old man, was released from prison in Germany where he served an 8-year sentence for the rape of an American woman in 2005 in Portugal. - Maddie McCann case: parents harassed by a woman who claimed to be the missing girl (Police, justice and other facts).
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