Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann sent message to Kate McCann about ‘abduction memory’
Miss Wandelt recalls face-to-face encounter with McCannspublished at 13:37 GMT 28 October
Addressing events on 7 December 2024, the court heard Miss Wandelt and Mrs Spragg parked where the McCanns lived and saw Kate McCann arriving.
Miss Wandelt said: “I saw the same car I saw at the vigil.”
Mr Price KC said video showed Miss Wandelt walking to the McCanns’ address with documents in one hand, and Mrs McCann was present.
Mr Price KC said: “What did you say?”
In response, Miss Wandelt said “Kate”, to which Mr Price KC asked if she responded.
Miss Wandelt said: “She turned around and started crying. I started crying. I did not know what to say.”
The court heard about a metre away from Mrs McCann, Mrs Spragg was walking behind her.
Mr Price KC asked what Mrs Spragg was saying, to which Miss Wandelt told the court, she said “do you want to find your daughter?”
“[Kate] started crying straight away. I had planned to start saying things but it was like my voice left me at that moment,” she added.
Miss Wandelt added she then asked for “two minutes” from Mrs McCann, but she said “no” and told Miss Wandelt she would call the police.
Jurors heard Miss Wandelt said: “I maybe said if you want to call the police, call them.”
In response to what Mrs Spragg said, Mrs McCann said: “I do [want to find my daughter], but I don’t need this.”
Mrs Spragg said “she is your daughter”, to which Mrs McCann said: “She’s not my daughter.”
Jurors heard Miss Wandelt said she tried unsuccessfully to give Mrs McCann her documents.
“Kate then said you are causing us distress,” Miss Wandelt said.
She added she did not attempt to touch Mrs McCann “at all” and told the court: “A lot of people told me to take her hair, but I would never do this.”
