Suspected Harasser Questioned: 'Yet What If I Could Be Madeleine?'

A individual accused with stalking Kate McCann allegedly left her a voicemail message which asked: "what if I am Madeleine?"

Julia Wandelt, twenty-four, who a jury heard has consistently declared she was the missing Madeleine McCann, and her co-defendant are facing charges charged with pursuing Kate and Gerry McCann from June 2022 and February this year.

On Monday, Leicester Crown Court heard phone records and data obtained from phones recorded Ms Wandelt consistently demanding Madeleine's mother for a DNA test during 2023 and 2024.

Madeleine's vanishing in 2007 - as a three-year-old during a family holiday in Portugal - is one of the most publicized missing child cases and continues to be open.

'I Do Not Need Money'

Another phone message, played in court, documented Ms Wandelt stating: "I understand I'm fat and unattractive like Madeleine was, but I believe what I believe."

While another instance of Ms Wandelt's one-way conversations with Mrs McCann's recording stated: "Suppose there is a tiny probability that I'm her? What then? Wouldn't that be crucial for you?"

"I do not need money, I possess a existence here in Poland, I simply desire to understand," the message continued.

The tribunal was told that by means of electronic messages, SMS messages and phone calls, Ms Wandelt requested a DNA test, transmitted youth pictures to her phone in a attempt to demonstrate a resemblance to Mrs McCann's vanished daughter, and claimed to have "recollections" from a childhood with the McCanns.

Robert Jones, a data specialist with law enforcement who collated the information, informed the court there "seemed to lack any replies" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt furthermore communicated with family friends of the McCanns, as per the phone records.

On October 9th, 2024, Gerry McCann answered a phone call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, saying she had "incorrect contact information."

During that incident Ms Wandelt deposited a message on Mrs McCann's recording stating "I will continue and I intend to demonstrate my position."

The court was informed Mrs Spragg struck up a association online with Ms Wandelt preceding joining her on a trip to the McCanns' residence in the county in last December.

Phone records revealed Mrs Spragg had communicated via messaging service to Mrs McCann to say the media had characterized Ms Wandelt as "emotionally disturbed" but that she ought to be treated respectfully in the months leading up to the trip to Rothley, that area, in December 2024.

The court heard correspondence between the two individuals, in last November, discussing endeavoring to obtain Mrs McCann's biological evidence from her bins or from utensils at a restaurant.

"We need to make a stand," Mrs Spragg told Ms Wandelt.

On the evening of the trip to their house, the defendant sent a message which said: "We're currently sitting near the McCanns' home with our lights out like private investigators. I desired to do this with another person I hadn't anticipated I would be engaged in this with the McCanns."

The case ongoing.