Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Julia Wandelt is accused of calling Kate McCann ‘Mum’ on a number of occasions and signing a letter to her ‘Madeleine x’. Photograph: Go Get Funding View image in fullscreen Julia Wandelt is accused of calling Kate McCann ‘Mum’ on a number of occasions and signing a letter to her ‘Madeleine x’. Photograph: Go Get Funding Kate McCann tells court of stress caused by alleged stalker calling her ‘Mum’Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting the McCann family with a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign Kate McCann has said it was hard to hear an alleged stalker refer to her as “Mum”, as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman who claimed to be her missing daughter.Speaking from behind a screen, McCann told Leicester crown court she was left frightened and distressed by the actions of Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign.The Polish national is accused of calling McCann “Mum” on a number of occasions while claiming to be Madeleine, who was three when she disappeared while on a family holiday in the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007. This included in a letter signed “Madeleine x”.“That was an example of a thing that was…
Published: October 8, 2025 5:51 pm
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