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Jury Convicts Woman Who Claimed to Be Madeleine McCann of Harassment in Leicester

The five-week trial featured rare in-court testimony from the McCann family.

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Das Urteil gegen die Frau, die sich als Madeleine McCann ausgab.
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Die in einem Stalking-Prozess angeklagte Frau, die sich als das 2007 verschwundene britische Mädchen Madeleine "Maddie" McCann ausgab und dessen Familie jahrelang behelligte, ist wegen Belästigung verurteilt worden.

Overview

  • A Leicester jury found the 24-year-old Polish defendant, identified in court as Julia W., guilty of harassment.
  • She was cleared of stalking, and British co-defendant Karen S. was acquitted on both counts.
  • Prosecutors said she repeatedly contacted the family from June 2022 to February 2025 by email, text and phone, including about 60 calls to Kate McCann in one day.
  • A DNA test in late October showed no biological link despite her demands for testing and claimed childhood memories.
  • Sentencing will be set later, and the judge noted harassment carries a six-month maximum while she has been in custody since February.