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Kate McCann was left distressed after being confronted on her driveway by two women accused of stalking her, including a Polish national who has falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, she told a court. ‌

Giving evidence against Karen Spragg, 61, and 24-year-old Julia Wandelt, who both deny stalking, Mrs McCann said she first became aware of communications from the younger defendant around three years ago. ‌

Prosecutors allege Wandelt, from Lubin in south-west Poland, peddled the myth that she herself was Madeleine - who went missing in Portugal in 2007 - while stalking the missing girl's parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address. ‌

Wandelt and Spragg, of Caerau Court Road in Caerau, Cardiff, deny a count of stalking

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