Kate McCann felt "distressed" after an alleged stalker who falsely claims to be Madeleine McCann turned up at her home, a court heard.

Giving evidence against 24-year-old Julia Wandelt, Mrs McCann said her first contact with the Polish woman happened "about three years ago".

Wandelt insisted that she was Madeleine, who went missing in Portugal in 2007, while stalking the missing girl's parents by sending emails, calling them and turning up at their address, prosecutors allege.

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Image: Wandelt claims to be missing Madeleine McCann (pictured)

Wandelt is accused of one count of stalking causing serious alarm and distress to Mrs McCann and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February this year. She denies stalking.

She is on trial with 61-year-old

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