Julia Wandel, 23, and 60-year-old Karen Spragg deny stalking the missing youngster's family including her parents, Kate and Gerry and siblings, Sean and Amelie McCann View 4 Images Karen Spragg (centre) denies stalking (Image: PA)

A Polish national and Welsh woman accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann have gone on trial today. Julia Wandel, 23, and 60-year-old Karen Spragg, of Caerau in Cardiff, were charged in connection with an investigation into the alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann’s family.

Wandel is accused of stalking Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between January 3, 2024 and February 15, 2025. She is alleged to have attended the family home in Leicestershire on May 2 and December 7 last year.

She is also accused of sending a letter, calls, voicemai

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