Julia Wandelt made calls, left messages and visited home of McCann family during extensive campaign
A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been found guilty of harassing the girl’s family – but has been cleared of stalking.
Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, waged an extensive campaign, including making calls, leaving messages and turning up at the home of the family of Madeleine, who disappeared in the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007, Leicester crown court heard.
Wandelt was found guilty after a four-week trial of harassing the family between June 2022 and February this year.
The jury decided Wandelt was not guilty of stalking, while co-defendant Karen Spragg was found not guilty of stalking or harassment.
