Fake Maddie ‘hid bombshell evidence proving she wasn’t Madeleine McCann under mattress’ | World | News
The 24-year-old woman, who claimed to have kidnapped British girl Madeleine McCann, allegedly hid evidence that she lied about her identity under the bed for almost two years. Julia Wandelt, who was this week sentenced to six months in prison for harassing the McCann family, secretly kept childhood photos under her bed that proved she was not the missing Brit. Sun. Wandelt, who grew up in Poland, reportedly had photos of her father holding her as a baby, although she denied having any relationship with her parents.
A five-week trial at Leicester Crown Court heard the 24-year-old claimed he had memories triggered by hypnosis sessions of being abducted and living with the McCanns as a child, including feeding Madeleine’s younger brother Sean. Wandelt was found guilty of harassment after arriving at the McCanns’ home on Friday, November 7, sending letters and messages and repeatedly begging for a DNA test. Wandelt was found not guilty of stalking them.
In 2023, Wandelt allegedly contacted private investigator and psychic Dr. Wandelt before launching his campaign of harassment, which included calling Madeleine’s mother Kate more than 60 times in one day. He reportedly stayed with Fia Johansson for three weeks.
Dr Johansson said despite Wandelt’s insistence that he did not believe his mother and father were his real parents, the 24-year-old shared medical evidence and childhood photographs with him, which revealed his happy early years in Poland.
Dr Johansson told The Sun he also paid for Wandelt to have a DNA test, which proved that Wandelt was of Polish, Romanian and Lithuanian ancestry, prompting Wandelt to become hysterical and threaten to visit the McCanns.
Wandelt was also granted a restraining order at this week’s hearing, with the judge saying she posed a “significant risk of being harassed by the McCanns in the future”.
He has already served the full term of his prison sentence in custody, is awaiting trial, and will most likely be deported to Poland soon.
Following the verdict and sentence, the McCanns released a statement saying they were “dissatisfied with the outcome.”
“Like most people, we didn’t want to go through a court process… and just wanted the harassment to stop,” they said.
“The decision to prosecute was taken by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the evidence gathered by the police. We hope that Ms Wandelt will receive the appropriate care and support she needs and that any vulnerabilities will not be exploited by others.
“If anyone has any new evidence regarding Madeleine’s disappearance, please pass it on to the police.”
Madeleine’s disappearance from a resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 remains unsolved despite extensive publicity and extensive and ongoing police investigations.
