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A stalking trial has been informed at an "very early stage" that one of the accused "is not Madeleine McCann". ‌

Jurors were told there is "unequivocal scientific evidence" that Julia Wandelt, 24, from Lubin in south-west Poland, has no familial connection to the McCanns despite her claims of having memories of the girl's childhood and disappearance. Leicester Crown Court heard that Wandelt and Karen Spragg, 61, of Caerau Court Road in Caerau, Cardiff, deny a count of stalking causing serious alarm and distress to Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February this year. ‌

Wandelt began crying audibly and retreated to the back of the dock when prosecutor Michael Duck KC stated on Monday: "Can we at this very early stage in the trial make this position clear –

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