Julia Wandelt: Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann sobs in video after being 'shunned' and called a 'horrible person' by family
LONDON, ENGLAND: Julia Wandelt, a Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann, broke down in tears, alleging her family called her a “horrible person” and shunned her because of her claims. Wandelt, who is allegedly 21, gained notoriety after sharing supposed "evidence" that she was McCann, who went missing in 2007 when she was three.
Wandelt said that a German pedophile, who sexually assaulted her as a child, was the main suspect in her disappearance. She added that McCann's parents consented to a DNA test to confirm that she was, in fact, their daughter. "I talked with someone from Madeleine's family and I will have a possibility to talk with Madeleine's parents tomorrow and a DNA test will be done soon," she claimed in an Instagram post. Wandelt, who is being identified with three different surnames - including Faustyna, Wandelt and Wendell - sobbed inconsolably in the post while claiming that her family, who raised her, have called her to express their disapproval over her claims.
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"My grandma called me. She said that I'm a very bad person and that she doesn't want to meet me anymore. She started to shout at me,” Wandelt claimed in the post, which has garnered more than 507,000 views.
'Setting up a circus'
Wandelt continued by claiming that her family branded her "not normal" for giving "hope to the McCanns." "I asked her for a DNA test with her or with my parents and she will not take a DNA test with me and I can't say she has to do it," she claimed, adding that her family believed she was a “horrible person” and they "don't want to know her anymore." She also claimed that all this had badly affected her relationship with her partner. "I am alone. My boyfriend wants to leave me too - because of this case," she claimed.
A few minutes later, Wandelt starts sobbing, claiming her mother sent her "sick" texts, in which she said that she needed “psychiatric help” and accused her of “setting up a circus”. "You are sick, Julia. I’m selling the house and none of us will answer the phone if you call, for everything you’ve done and the embarrassment you’ve put me through," Wandelt claimed the message read.
What does Madeleine McCann's family say?
Sources close to McCann's family revealed that they felt Wandelt could be their missing daughter. “The family is taking no chances, they are willing to look at all leads. It is important they look at all of the factors, the girl does look similar. There’s no disputing that. If what she says is true, there is every chance it could be her. It all adds up," sources told The Daily Star.
