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The alleged stalker of Madeleine McCann 's parents claimed the girl's mother Kate hid things from a police investigation and the jury in her trial, a court has heard.

Julia Wandelt, 24, who dabbed her face with a tissue at points during her evidence, broke down in tears while saying "I didn't do anything wrong" and told the court she should not be in the witness box.

The Polish national, from Lubin in south-west Poland, is accused of peddling the myth that she is Madeleine while stalking Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry by sending emails, making phone calls, leaving voicemails and turning up at their address.

Wandelt told the jury at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday: "If my memories are wrong, why did Kate McCann hide more contact she had with me when I explained m

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