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| Women deny stalking Madeleine McCann's family | Women deny stalking Madeleine McCann's family |
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| Karen Spragg (left) and Julia Wandel entered pleas at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday | Karen Spragg (left) and Julia Wandel entered pleas at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday |
| Two women have denied stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007. | Two women have denied stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007. |
| Julia Wandel, from Lubin in south-west Poland and Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, entered not guilty pleas at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday and were told they would both go on trial on 2 October. | Julia Wandel, from Lubin in south-west Poland and Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, entered not guilty pleas at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday and were told they would both go on trial on 2 October. |
| Ms Wandel, 23, is accused of sending letters and messages to Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between 3 January 2024 and 15 February this year as well as going to the family's home in Rothley, Leicestershire. | Ms Wandel, 23, is accused of sending letters and messages to Kate, Gerry, Sean and Amelie McCann between 3 January 2024 and 15 February this year as well as going to the family's home in Rothley, Leicestershire. |
| Mrs Spragg, 60, faces one charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year. | Mrs Spragg, 60, faces one charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year. |
| Madeleine's disappearance at the age of three during a family holiday in Portugal 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 is one of the most widely reported missing child cases and remains unsolved. |
| Last week, ministers proved a further £108,000 of funding for the ongoing investigation into Madeleine's disappearance | Last week, ministers proved a further £108,000 of funding for the ongoing investigation into Madeleine's disappearance |
| Ms Wandel is alleged to have gone to the McCann's family home on 2 May and 7 December 2024. | Ms Wandel is alleged to have gone to the McCann's family home 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. | 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. |
| At the hearing she was remanded back into custody while Mrs Spragg, who is also alleged to have made calls, sent letters and visited the family home, was granted conditional bail. | |
| A hearing to decide if Ms Wandel will be granted bail has been scheduled for August. | |
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