Overview
- Testifying by video, Amelie McCann described receiving 'creepy' messages since January 2024 that detailed supposed childhood memories and pressed for a DNA test.
- She said the contacts included a vow to 'do whatever it takes,' edited photos to suggest a likeness, and a letter to her home that left her feeling scared and uncomfortable.
- Kate and Gerry McCann told the court the defendant came to their Rothley address in December 2024, called Kate 'mum,' banged on the door, and sent a letter signed 'Madeleine x' the next day.
- Prosecutors allege a sustained pattern of emails, social-media messages, phone calls, and letters, including more than 60 contacts to Kate in a single day in April 2024.
- Julia Wandelt, 24, and Karen Spragg, 61, deny one count of stalking causing serious alarm or distress, and the trial continues at Leicester Crown Court.