A woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann confronted the missing youngster's mum as she arrived home, a trial heard today.

Polish national Julia Wandelt and another woman, Karen Spragg, waited outside the house and surprised Kate McCann as she returned home, demanding a DNA test , the court was told. They unsuccessfully tried to prevent her getting inside then banged on the door, leaving her upset, jurors heard.

Wandelt is accused of sending a letter, calls, voicemails and WhatsApp messages to Kate and Gerry McCann, and sending Amelie and Sean McCann Instagram messages, claiming to be the missing girl. She is on trial alongside co-accused Karen Spragg from Cardiff, accused of one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. She is alleged to have made calls, sent letters and attended the home address of Mr and Mrs McCann. Madeleine's disappearance at the age of three in Praia da Luz, Portugal in 2007, when she was left sleeping in a villa while her parents went for a meal, during a family holiday, remains unsolved.