Kate McCann says she was left 'quite distressed' after being confronted on her driveway by two women accused of stalking her and her husband, Gerry. Photograph: Joe Giddens/ WPA Pool/ Getty Images
Kate McCann was left distressed after being confronted on her driveway by two women accused of stalking her, including a Polish national who has falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, she told a court.
Giving evidence against Karen Spragg (61) and Julia Wandelt (24) who both deny stalking, Mrs McCann said she first became aware of communications from the younger defendant around three years ago.
Prosecutors allege Ms Wandelt, from Lubin in southwest Poland, peddled the myth that she herself was Madeleine – who went missing in Portugal in 2007 – while stalking the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phon
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