Summary
Two women, Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg, are on trial in the UK for allegedly stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing child Madeleine McCann. Julia Wandelt claims to be Madeleine and has repeatedly contacted the McCanns, asking for a DNA test. Both women deny the charges of stalking.
Key Facts
- Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg are facing charges of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann.
- Julia Wandelt claims she is Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in 2007.
- The alleged stalking took place between June 2022 and February 2024.
- Wandelt requested a DNA test from the McCanns to prove her claim.
- Both defendants deny causing alarm or distress to the McCanns.
- In court, voicemail recordings were played where Wandelt insisted she might be Madeleine.
- The jury heard that Wandelt contacted the McCanns and their friends multiple times.
- The trial is ongoing, and the McCanns provided evidence from behind a privacy screen.
