Overview

• Amelie McCann testified that a woman identifying herself as Madeleine sent persistent messages, letters and digitally altered photos to win her trust.
• Prosecutors detailed dozens of calls to Kate McCann, including more than 60 in a single day, and a late-night doorstep encounter at the family home in Rothley.
• Scientific tests, including DNA analysis, were presented to the court as excluding any biological connection to the McCann family.
• Defendant Julia Wandelt, 24, denies charges of harassment causing serious alarm and distress, and alleged collaborator Karen Spragg, 61, also pleads not guilty.
• Proceedings in Leicester continue with further witnesses expected, and reports indicate a potential sentencing decision could come before month‑end.