Overview

• Polish national Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg of Cardiff are on trial in Leicester accused of stalking the McCann family, and both defendants deny the charges.
• Prosecutors told jurors the pair allegedly waited outside the family home, confronted Kate McCann on her doorstep, demanded a DNA test, and banged on the door.
• The court heard claims that Wandelt sent letters, voicemails, WhatsApp messages and made persistent calls to the parents, including more than 60 calls in a single day.
• Jurors were told Wandelt allegedly messaged the McCanns’ twins on Instagram while purporting to be their missing sister Madeleine.
• Reporting notes alleged contact with David Payne from the Tapas Seven as the long‑standing witnesses again feature in coverage of the still‑unsolved 2007 disappearance.