A trial of two women accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007, opened at Leicester Crown Court on Monday
Julia Wandelt, 24, from Lubin in south-west Poland, and Karen Spragg, 61, of Caerau, Cardiff, both deny a charge of stalking
The jury is told Miss Wandelt and Mrs Spragg accosted Madeleine's parents outside their home
Mrs Spragg "peddled" Miss Wandelt's story, the court heard
The pair, the jury heard, acted as a team and contacted a couple who was with the McCanns on the night Madeleine went missing
Madeleine's disappearance at the age of three, during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007, is one of the most widely reported missing child cases and remains unsolved
George Torr
BBC News, East Midlands
Good afternoon from Leicester Crown Court.
The trial of two women who are accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007, is opening.
Julia Wandelt, from Lubin in south-west Poland and Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, previously entered not guilty pleas.
The prosecution is about to open the case.
Image source, PA Media/Supplied