Suspected Harasser Questioned: 'But Suppose I Might Be Madeleine?'

A female indicted with stalking Kate McCann allegedly deposited her a voicemail message which posed: "what if I am Madeleine?"

The defendant, 24, who witnesses stated has consistently claimed she was the missing Madeleine McCann, and Karen Spragg are facing charges charged with harassing Kate and Gerry McCann from June 2022 and February this year.

On Monday, Leicester Crown Court learned communication data and data retrieved from phones logged Ms Wandelt persistently demanding Madeleine's mother for a biological test throughout 2023 and 2024.

Madeleine's disappearance in 2007 - as a three-year-old during a trip in Portugal - is among the most widely reported investigations and remains open.

'I Don't Want Money'

One recorded message, played in court, documented Ms Wandelt stating: "I know I'm heavy and unattractive like Madeleine used to be, but I feel what I feel."

While a separate message of Ms Wandelt's recordings with Mrs McCann's answerphone stated: "What if there is a small chance that I am Madeleine? What happens next? Wouldn't that be crucial for you?"

"I do not need money, I have a living here in Poland, I just want to know," the message continued.

The panel was informed that by means of emails, SMS messages and calls, Ms Wandelt asked for a biological test, sent early photographs to her phone in a effort to display a similarity to Mrs McCann's missing daughter, and stated to have "flashbacks" from a childhood with the McCanns.

An intelligence analyst, a data specialist with law enforcement who gathered the information, informed the court there "didn't appear to be any answers" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt furthermore contacted acquaintances of the McCanns, as per the communication logs.

On 9 October 2024, Gerry McCann picked up a phone call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, declaring she had "a wrong number."

That day Ms Wandelt deposited a message on Mrs McCann's recording declaring "I will continue and I plan to establish my point."

The court was informed the co-defendant struck up a relationship through digital means with Ms Wandelt prior to assisting her on a appearance to the McCanns' residence in that area in December 2024.

Phone records demonstrated Mrs Spragg had reached out through messaging service to Mrs McCann to state the press had characterized Ms Wandelt as "mentally unstable" but that she deserved to be taken seriously in the period leading up to the trip to the village, the county, in that winter.

The court was told communications between the two individuals, in November 2024, considering trying to acquire Mrs McCann's genetic material from her trash or from silverware at a eating establishment.

"We must make a stand," the co-defendant told Ms Wandelt.

On the evening of the trip to their house, Mrs Spragg transmitted a communication which stated: "We are positioned adjacent to the McCanns' residence with our lights out resembling detectives. I had hoped to accomplish this with Peter Andrew I hadn't anticipated I would be engaged in this with the McCanns."

The proceedings continues.