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A female charged with stalking Kate McCann reportedly deposited her a recorded message which asked: "suppose I am Madeleine?"

Julia Wandelt, twenty-four, who a jury heard has consistently claimed she was the disappeared Madeleine McCann, and Karen Spragg are facing charges charged with harassing Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February the current year.

On Monday, Leicester Crown Court was told call records and information recovered from phones documented Ms Wandelt consistently requesting Madeleine's mother for a DNA test throughout that period.

Madeleine's case in 2007 - at the age of three during a vacation in Portugal - is among the most publicized missing child cases and remains unresolved.

'I Don't Want Money'

Another voicemail, shared in court, documented Ms Wandelt declaring: "I know I'm overweight and not pretty like Madeleine used to be, but I know what I know."

While a separate message of Ms Wandelt's recordings with Mrs McCann's answerphone said: "What if there is a small chance that I am she? Then what? Isn't that crucial for you?"

"I am not seeking money, I maintain a living here in Poland, I only wish to discover," the message continued.

The jury was told that via emails, SMS messages and communications, Ms Wandelt demanded a genetic test, sent youth pictures to her phone in a bid to display a resemblance to Mrs McCann's disappeared daughter, and stated to have "flashbacks" from a youth with the McCanns.

The investigator, an intelligence analyst with the police force who gathered the evidence, told the court there "showed no any answers" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt furthermore contacted acquaintances of the McCanns, as per the communication logs.

On October 9th, 2024, Gerry McCann responded to a communication from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, saying she had "incorrect contact information."

During that incident Ms Wandelt recorded a voicemail on Mrs McCann's voicemail stating "I will continue and I will prove my point."

The court learned the co-defendant established a association through digital means with Ms Wandelt before assisting her on a visit to the McCanns' home in Leicestershire in that winter.

Phone records showed Mrs Spragg had contacted using communication app to Mrs McCann to say the press had depicted Ms Wandelt as "mentally unstable" but that she should be treated respectfully in the time leading up to the trip to Rothley, that area, in December 2024.

The court was told message exchanges between the two defendants, in that autumn, discussing endeavoring to acquire Mrs McCann's DNA samples from her bins or from utensils at a dining venue.

"We have to take action," the co-defendant told Ms Wandelt.

On the night of the appearance to their home, the defendant dispatched a communication which said: "We're currently sat adjacent to the McCanns' residence with our headlights off resembling detectives. I desired to accomplish this with another person I never thought I would be involved in this with the McCanns."

The trial continues.