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| Women in court accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family | Women in court accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family |
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| Madeleine McCann went missing during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 | Madeleine McCann went missing during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 |
| Two women have appeared in court after being charged as part of an investigation into the alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann's family. | Two women have appeared in court after being charged as part of an investigation into the alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann's family. |
| A lawyer acting for Julia Wandel, 23, from Lubin in south-west Poland, made an unsuccessful 15-minute bail application at Leicester Crown Court on Friday. | A lawyer acting for Julia Wandel, 23, from Lubin in south-west Poland, made an unsuccessful 15-minute bail application at Leicester Crown Court on Friday. |
| Meanwhile, Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau, Cardiff, appeared before Leicester Magistrates' Court facing one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. | Meanwhile, Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau, Cardiff, appeared before Leicester Magistrates' Court facing one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. |
| Mrs Spragg was released on conditional bail, with both women set to appear at the city's crown court on 22 April. | Mrs Spragg was released on conditional bail, with both women set to appear at the city's crown court on 22 April. |
| Julia Wandel was denied bail following a hearing at Leicester Crown Court | |
| Judge Timothy Spencer KC ruled no details from Ms Wandel's bail application can be reported, ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing in April. | Judge Timothy Spencer KC ruled no details from Ms Wandel's bail application can be reported, ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing in April. |
| Ms Wandel did not attend the hearing in person but is understood to have followed the proceedings via a prison video-link. | Ms Wandel did not attend the hearing in person but is understood to have followed the proceedings via a prison video-link. |
| She is accused of stalking Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between 3 January 2024 and 15 February this year. | She is accused of stalking Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between 3 January 2024 and 15 February this year. |
| Ms Wandel is alleged to have attended the family home in Leicestershire on 2 May and 7 December 2024. | Ms Wandel is alleged to have attended the family home in Leicestershire on 2 May and 7 December 2024. |
| She is also accused of sending a letter, calls, voicemails and WhatsApp messages to Kate and Gerry McCann, and sending Amelie and Sean McCann Instagram messages between 3 January and 29 December last year. | She is also accused of sending a letter, calls, voicemails and WhatsApp messages to Kate and Gerry McCann, and sending Amelie and Sean McCann Instagram messages between 3 January and 29 December last year. |
| Karen Spragg appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday | Karen Spragg appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday |
| Meanwhile, Mrs Spragg faces one charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year. | Meanwhile, Mrs Spragg faces one charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year. |
| Mrs Spragg gave no indication of plea when she appeared before magistrates. | Mrs Spragg gave no indication of plea when she appeared before magistrates. |
| She was bailed with conditions to appear at the city's crown court next month. | She was bailed with conditions to appear at the city's crown court next month. |
| Mrs Spragg was ordered not to contact Kate or Gerry McCann or family friends, not to come to Leicester except on legal matters and to reside at her home address. | Mrs Spragg was ordered not to contact Kate or Gerry McCann or family friends, not to come to Leicester except on legal matters and to reside at her home address. |
| Madeleine's disappearance at the age of three, during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007, is one of the most widely reported missing child cases and remains unsolved. | Madeleine's disappearance at the age of three, during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007, is one of the most widely reported missing child cases and remains unsolved. |
| Additional reporting by PA Media. | Additional reporting by PA Media. |
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