The alleged stalker of Madeleine McCann’s dad and mom cried within the witness stand as she claimed the lacking woman’s mum ‘hid’ info from the jury and investigation, a court docket has heard.
Julia Wandelt, 24, broke down in tears whereas saying ‘I didn’t do something unsuitable’ and informed the court docket she shouldn’t be within the witness field.
The Polish nationwide, from Lubin, Poland, is accused of claiming to be lacking British toddler Madeleine, all whereas stalking Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry by sending emails, making cellphone calls, leaving voicemails and turning up at their deal with.
Wandelt informed the jury at Leicester Crown Court docket on Thursday: ‘If my recollections are unsuitable, why did Kate McCann cover extra contact she had with me once I defined my recollections? She didn’t inform it in court docket.
‘If I’m unsuitable, why did she cover the truth that many of the voicemails have been about my recollections? If I’m unsuitable, why did she cover this half?’
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When Prosecutor Michael Duck KC requested if she was suggesting Mrs McCann withheld info from the jury or the investigation, Wandelt replied: ‘Each.’
The jury has heard that Wandelt claims to have recollections of her abduction and of dwelling with the McCann household.
When requested if she understood that her advances in the direction of the household have been undesirable, Wandelt stated no.
She added: ‘On the finish of the day, this can be a individual searching for their youngster, so I didn’t assume this contact was not needed.’
Requested why she thought they didn’t reply, Wandelt stated: ‘Possibly they weren’t allowed to. I simply couldn’t consider, and nonetheless can not consider, the dad and mom of a lacking youngster don’t wish to comply with a lead.’
Wandelt added: ‘However I wasted three-and-a-half years of my life figuring out who I’m… I feel I’m within the unsuitable place. I shouldn’t be within the witness field at present.”
She stated she thought the explanation the McCanns didn’t reply to her is as a result of they’d been ‘threatened’.
The court docket heard Wandelt despatched a message to Mrs McCann saying ‘you’re corrupted’ and ‘you by no means needed to search out Madeleine, it’s so unhappy.’
Wandelt stated she despatched the message as a result of she was ‘unhappy and emotional’, however regretted saying that.
Wandelt stated that Karen Spragg had been ‘verbally’ aggressive in the direction of Mrs McCann once they visited her dwelling in December final yr.
The court docket heard Wandelt had informed Spragg to not shout at Mrs McCann throughout their interplay along with her, and Wandelt agreed with Mr Duck that her actions have been intimidating.
Wandelt additionally stated: ‘That’s why I got here to the UK… to then have this DNA profile formally in comparison with the crime scene DNA after which go to court docket, to household court docket, and take authorized motion.’
Wandelt and her co-defendant, Spragg, 61, of Caerau Court docket Highway in Caerau, Cardiff, each deny one depend of stalking.
The trial continues.
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