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A woman accused with stalking Kate McCann allegedly left her a voicemail message which posed: "what if I am Madeleine?"

The defendant, twenty-four, who court testimony revealed has repeatedly claimed she was the missing Madeleine McCann, and her co-defendant are facing charges charged with pursuing Kate and Gerry McCann from June 2022 and February the current year.

On Monday, the tribunal heard communication data and evidence recovered from phones documented Ms Wandelt consistently asking Madeleine's mother for a genetic test over that period.

Madeleine's vanishing in 2007 - as a three-year-old during a vacation in Portugal - is among the most covered investigations and remains unsolved.

'I Do Not Need Money'

One phone message, shared in court, captured Ms Wandelt stating: "I know I'm overweight and not pretty like Madeleine was, but I believe what I feel."

While a separate message of Ms Wandelt's recordings with Mrs McCann's recording said: "Suppose there is a slight possibility that I am she? Then what? Is that not important for you?"

"I am not seeking money, I have a living here in Poland, I simply desire to know," the recording stated.

The jury was advised that via emails, SMS messages and communications, Ms Wandelt asked for a biological test, sent youth pictures to her phone in a attempt to display a resemblance to Mrs McCann's missing daughter, and claimed to have "recollections" from a early life with the McCanns.

An intelligence analyst, an investigator with law enforcement who gathered the data, told the court there "didn't appear to be any responses" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt additionally communicated with family friends of the McCanns, based on the phone records.

On October 9th, 2024, Gerry McCann picked up a call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, saying she had "a wrong number."

On that occasion Ms Wandelt deposited a message on Mrs McCann's voicemail saying "I will persist and I intend to demonstrate my position."

The court was informed Mrs Spragg established a relationship through digital means with Ms Wandelt before joining her on a visit to the McCanns' residence in the county in last December.

Phone records demonstrated Mrs Spragg had communicated using messaging service to Mrs McCann to express the press had characterized Ms Wandelt as "emotionally disturbed" but that she ought to be taken seriously in the months leading up to the appearance to Rothley, that area, in last December.

The court heard communications between the two individuals, in last November, discussing attempting to get Mrs McCann's genetic material from her garbage or from cutlery at a eating establishment.

"We must assert ourselves," Mrs Spragg advised Ms Wandelt.

On the occasion of the appearance to their house, Mrs Spragg sent a communication which expressed: "We're currently sat adjacent to the McCanns' home with our vehicle dark like investigators. I wanted to accomplish this with someone else I didn't imagine I would be involved in this with the McCanns."

The proceedings ongoing.