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

Julia Wandelt, 24, who witnesses stated has repeatedly claimed she was the disappeared Madeleine McCann, and her co-defendant are on trial charged with stalking Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February the current year.

On Monday, the tribunal learned phone records and data recovered from phones documented Ms Wandelt consistently demanding Madeleine's mother for a genetic test throughout that period.

Madeleine's case in 2007 - when she was three years old during a family holiday in Portugal - is among the most covered missing child cases and is still unsolved.

'I Am Not Seeking Money'

One voicemail, shared in court, captured Ms Wandelt stating: "I know I'm heavy and plain like Madeleine was, but I know what I know."

While another instance of Ms Wandelt's monologues with Mrs McCann's voicemail stated: "What if there is a small chance that I'm her? Then what? Is that not crucial for you?"

"I don't want money, I have a existence here in Poland, I only wish to discover," the recording stated.

The jury was informed that through electronic messages, text messages and calls, Ms Wandelt requested a biological test, sent childhood photos to her phone in a effort to show a likeness to Mrs McCann's disappeared daughter, and stated to have "memories" from a youth with the McCanns.

Robert Jones, an intelligence analyst with Leicestershire Police who collated the data, informed the court there "didn't appear to be any replies" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt additionally contacted acquaintances of the McCanns, based on the phone records.

On 9 October 2024, the father responded to a phone call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, declaring she had "the wrong phone."

That day Ms Wandelt left a message on Mrs McCann's voicemail stating "I won't give up and I plan to establish my claim."

The court was informed Mrs Spragg established a connection via internet with Ms Wandelt before assisting her on a visit to the McCanns' residence in that area in December 2024.

Communication data revealed Mrs Spragg had communicated using communication app to Mrs McCann to state the media had portrayed Ms Wandelt as "emotionally disturbed" but that she deserved to be considered genuine in the period leading up to the appearance to Rothley, the county, in December 2024.

The court was told message exchanges between the two accused, in last November, discussing trying to acquire Mrs McCann's genetic material from her trash or from silverware at a dining venue.

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

On the evening of the trip to their house, the defendant sent a text which stated: "We're currently sitting adjacent to the McCanns' home with our lights out similar to investigators. I wanted to do this with someone else I didn't imagine I would be involved in this with the McCanns."

The case continues.