Overview

• Polish national Julia Wandelt and Cardiff resident Karen Spragg are on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann and their children at Leicester Crown Court.
• The prosecution alleges a well‑planned campaign that included visits to the McCanns’ Rothley home as well as letters, phone calls, voicemails, WhatsApp messages, and Instagram messages to the twins.
• Wandelt is accused of offending between January 3, 2024 and February 15, 2025, with alleged home visits on May 2 and December 7, 2024, while Spragg is charged over conduct between May 3, 2024 and February 21, 2025.
• Both defendants deny the charges, and jurors were told they will hear evidence from Madeleine’s younger siblings, Sean and Amelie.
• Prosecutor Michael Duck KC told the jury that Wandelt is not Madeleine McCann, noting her earlier widely publicized but disproven claim to be the missing child.