Julia Wandelt, 24, who has repeatedly claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann, was found not guilty of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, but was convicted of harassment

The dramatic trial of two women found not guilty of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann has offered a tragic insight into the turmoil faced by Madeleine's parents in the 18 years since their daughter went missing.

Julia Wandelt, 24, went on trial alongside co-defendant Karen Spragg at Leicester Crown Court accused of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry between June 2022 and February this year.

Today, both women were found not guilty of stalking , while Wandelt was jailed for six months after being found guilty of a lesser charge of harassment. Wandelt has also been made the subject of

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