Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sophie Robinson

Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann ‘stalked missing girl’s parents’

Julia Wandelt is on trial at Leicester Crown Court with Karen Spragg (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Archive)

A Polish national who has falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann “pursued that myth” and stalked the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address, a court has heard.

Jurors were told that there was “unequivocal scientific evidence” that Julia Wandelt, 24, from Lubin in south-west Poland, has no familial link to the McCanns despite her claiming to have memories of the girl’s childhood and disappearance.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.