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

The defendant, 24, who court testimony revealed has repeatedly claimed she was the missing Madeleine McCann, and her co-defendant are on trial indicted with pursuing Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February 2025.

On Monday, the tribunal learned communication data and data obtained from phones recorded Ms Wandelt consistently requesting Madeleine's mother for a genetic test throughout that period.

Madeleine's vanishing in 2007 - when she was three years old during a family holiday in Portugal - is among the most publicized investigations and continues to be unresolved.

'I Am Not Seeking Money'

Another phone message, played in court, documented Ms Wandelt stating: "I understand I'm overweight and unattractive like Madeleine used to be, but I know what I know."

While another instance of Ms Wandelt's recordings with Mrs McCann's answerphone said: "What if there is a tiny probability that I'm her? Then what? Isn't that crucial for you?"

"I do not need money, I maintain a living here in Poland, I only wish to discover," she added.

The panel was told that via electronic messages, SMS messages and calls, Ms Wandelt demanded a genetic test, forwarded childhood photos to her phone in a effort to show a likeness to Mrs McCann's vanished daughter, and asserted to have "memories" from a early life with the McCanns.

An intelligence analyst, an intelligence analyst with Leicestershire Police who gathered the information, informed the court there "showed no any answers" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt additionally communicated with acquaintances of the McCanns, based on the call data.

On 9 October 2024, the father picked up a communication from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, declaring she had "incorrect contact information."

On that occasion Ms Wandelt recorded a recording on Mrs McCann's recording saying "I will persist and I intend to demonstrate my claim."

The court was informed the co-defendant established a relationship through digital means with Ms Wandelt preceding accompanying her on a visit to the McCanns' home in the county in December 2024.

Communication data showed Mrs Spragg had contacted through communication app to Mrs McCann to express the press had characterized Ms Wandelt as "mentally unstable" but that she deserved to be considered genuine in the time before the appearance to Rothley, Leicestershire, in last December.

The court learned communications between the two defendants, in November 2024, considering attempting to acquire Mrs McCann's biological evidence from her bins or from cutlery at a eating establishment.

"We have to assert ourselves," the co-defendant advised Ms Wandelt.

On the evening of the trip to their house, the defendant sent a message which stated: "We are sitting near the McCanns' home with our lights out similar to detectives. I wanted to achieve this with Peter Andrew I hadn't anticipated I would be doing that with the McCanns."

The proceedings proceeds.