DNA recovered from the pillow case of Madeleine McCann does not match that of her family’s alleged stalker, a forensic expert has told a court. The sample was taken from the white,

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial after turning up at the McCanns’ home address, making phone calls and sending messages to them.

Prosecutors allege Wandelt peddled the myth that she was Madeleine, who went missing in 2007 during a family holiday in Portugal, while stalking Mr and Mrs McCann, by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address between June 2022 and February this year.

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"The profiles from the two samples are different so Julia Wandelt cannot be Madeleine McCann," said a forensic scientist.