Overview
- Leicester Crown Court sentenced Julia Wandelt, 24, to six months in custody, counted as time served, and ordered her deported to Poland with a ban on returning to Leicestershire.
- She was acquitted of a separate stalking charge following a four‑week trial.
- The court found she waged a persistent campaign from June 2022 to February 2025 through messages, calls, social‑media activity and an in‑person visit to the McCanns’ home.
- British police said DNA testing this year ruled out any biological link between Wandelt and Madeleine McCann.
- Reports about co‑defendant Karen Spragg conflict, with some outlets stating she was acquitted and others reporting a conviction for complicity.