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A individual charged with pursuing Kate McCann allegedly left her a voicemail message which asked: "what if I am Madeleine?"

The defendant, 24, who court testimony revealed has persistently 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 this year.

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

Madeleine's disappearance in 2007 - at the age of three during a trip in Portugal - is among the most covered investigations and continues to be open.

'I Am Not Seeking Money'

Another recorded message, presented in court, documented Ms Wandelt saying: "I understand I'm overweight and unattractive like Madeleine was, but I believe what I feel."

While one recording of Ms Wandelt's monologues with Mrs McCann's answerphone expressed: "Suppose there is a small chance that I am she? Then what? Is that not important for you?"

"I don't want money, I maintain a life here in Poland, I just want to understand," the recording stated.

The jury was told that via electronic messages, mobile messages and calls, Ms Wandelt asked for a genetic test, sent early photographs to her phone in a attempt to demonstrate a likeness to Mrs McCann's missing daughter, and asserted to have "flashbacks" from a early life with the McCanns.

An intelligence analyst, an intelligence analyst with the police force who gathered the information, informed the court there "didn't appear to be any answers" from Mrs McCann.

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

On that date, the father picked up a phone call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, declaring she had "incorrect contact information."

During that incident Ms Wandelt left a message on Mrs McCann's answerphone saying "I will continue and I intend to demonstrate my claim."

The court heard the co-defendant established a association through digital means with Ms Wandelt prior to assisting her on a appearance to the McCanns' property in Leicestershire in December 2024.

Communication data showed Mrs Spragg had contacted using WhatsApp to Mrs McCann to express the news outlets had portrayed Ms Wandelt as "emotionally disturbed" but that she ought to be considered genuine in the period before the visit to Rothley, the county, in December 2024.

The court heard communications between the two accused, in that autumn, discussing attempting to obtain Mrs McCann's DNA samples from her garbage or from utensils at a dining venue.

"We need to assert ourselves," the co-defendant told Ms Wandelt.

On the night of the appearance to their residence, Mrs Spragg dispatched a message which said: "We find ourselves sat near the McCanns' home with our headlights off resembling private investigators. I had hoped to accomplish this with another person I never thought I would be involved in this with the McCanns."

The trial continues.