Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family 'had to be convinced she was not three missing girls'

Jurors at Leicester Crown Court in England were told that Julia Wandelt, 24, 'returned with a new story' weeks after being told by a charity she was not a child who disappeared in Germany

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of stalking the McCanns. Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA

A Polish woman accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann had to be convinced by a missing person charity that she was not three different girls who have disappeared, a court has heard.

Jurors at Leicester Crown Court in England were told that Julia Wandelt, 24, “returned with a new story” weeks after being told by the charity, which is based in Poland, that she was not a child who disappeared in Germany.