Julia Wandelt — who also goes by Julia Wendell or Julia Faustyna — was handcuffed and taken into custody just moments after landing on British soil this week.

A POLISH woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann has been arrested as she arrived in the UK. Julia Wandelt, 23, was detained on suspicion of stalking and harassing Madeleine’s parents as

Adding fuel to the fire, Wandelt claims her mysterious source analysed “hair obtained from the floor of the crime scene in Portugal” and “saliva from the bed quilt” where Madeleine disappeared—yielding, she says, a suspiciously precise 69.23% match.

A Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann has been arrested as she arrived in the UK, it’s been claimed. Julia Wandelt, 23, has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassing Madeleine’s parents as she touched down at Bristol Airport this afternoon, her representative said.

A Polish woman who claims to be Madeleine McCann was arrested on Wednesday night, UK time, after touching down in Britain.

Julia Wandelt arrested in UK over stalking claims related to Madeleine McCann (inset).

Julia Wandelt claims a DNA test from the crime scene following Madeleine's disappearance shows Gerry McCann could be her biological father.

Julia Wandelt was taken into custody at Bristol Airport on February 19, 2025, shortly after her plane landed from Wroclaw, Poland.

A 23-year-old woman who believes she could be Madeleine McCann has claimed that new DNA results are a "perfect match" to samples from the hotel where the British toddler disappeared. Julia Wandelt is convinced that the genetic evidence "strongly supports" the possibility of Gerry McCann being her biological father.