Trial judge Mrs Justice Cutts addressed Wandelt as she delivered her sentencing remarks.

She said she accepted evidence of Wandelt being abused as a child, adding did "not have an easy childhood".

"But that does not justify the way you behaved," she said.

"It has been confirmed in this case you are not Madeleine McCann. There was not proper or logical basis for this."

Continuing her remarks, Mrs Justice Cutts said: "What you should not have done is behave as you did to the McCanns.

"They too were entitled to leave matters with the police and refuse to engage with you particularly in the sad circumstances they live. they have suffered with the disappearance of their young child for many years.

"Your constant pestering, badgering and eventually attendance at their home address on a dark evening in December was unwarranted.

"You had been properly warned to desist but did not. You continued to contact the McCanns and their friends and, worse still, their children."

Mrs Justice Cutts told Wandelt she "caused distress to both the McCanns, particularly Kate".

Wandelt has been sentenced to six months in prison by Mrs Justice Cutts after being found guilty of harassing the McCann family.

She has been in custody since her arrest in February and the judge said she had already served that time.

All parties involved in the case have been asked to return to Court 2.

Mrs Justice Cutts has left the bench to consider what orders and sentence she will pass.

The court has risen again.

Wandelt has returned to the dock to await her decision.

Mr Duck KC is calling for an order to prevent both Wandelt and Mrs Spragg from contacting the McCann family.

He says the McCanns "have a very real concern this could happen again".

The prosecutor is also calling for them to be barred from discussing the McCanns.

Simon Russell Flint KC, representing Mrs Spragg, says orders should be "proportionate" and "not punitive", adding none of the McCanns have referred to her in their victim impact statements.

As part of a potential restraining order, prosecutors have asked for Wandelt to be banned from entering Leicestershire - where the McCanns live.

The scope of the order, they say, should be indefinite or until another ruling is made.

The defence said the scope of the application was "far too broad".

Judge Mrs Justice Cutts will decide whether to grant or refuse the application.

The details of any restraining orders are still being discussed by the prosecution and defence with the judge, Mrs Justice Cutts.

Although Wandelt "would quite like them back" according to her representative Tom Price KC, her phones will be forfeited and destroyed.

The court has heard she is likely to be deported following today's hearing.

Legal discussions are taking place in court about any possible restraining orders.

Wandelt will return to the courtroom shortly to hear her sentence be passed.

The door has been closed to restrict the noise she is producing from behind the dock.

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

You can hear Wandelt crying from the back rooms as she is brought back towards the Court 2 dock to await her sentence.

Her sobs are almost drowning out discussions in court between the judge and prosecutor Michael Duck KC.

Karen Spragg is now sitting in the public gallery and has been laughing and joking with her supporters.

Karen Spragg has returned to the courtroom but she is now sitting in the public gallery, chatting with her husband and supporters.

She's just joked she might be getting a bottle of champagne.

Court has been called back in ready for Wandelt's sentencing at 12:15.

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

Wandelt, in a teal jumper, and Karen Spragg, in a black blazer and grey blouse, were sitting together in the dock, holding hands and wearing headsets.

They were talking among themselves but the demeanour was markedly more subdued from that of the start of the trial five weeks back.

The courtroom convened for the verdicts after about seven-and-a-half hours of jury deliberations.

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The sentencing of Wandelt for the charge of harassment will take place at 12:15 GMT today, the court has been told.

Earlier, judge Mrs Justice Cutts said that harassment carries a maximum sentence of six months.

Wandelt has been in custody since her arrest in February.

Legal teams have indicated that restraining orders against both women are likely to be applied for.

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

This week, Karen Spragg has been arriving at court with a packed bag - a burgundy holdall - in case she was taken off to prison, but she has walked out of court not guilty.

As she left the dock and then Court 2, she began to sob.

It was a muted reaction from the dock, albeit a happy one.

Karen Spragg has just whispered to Wandelt: "You’re coming home."

She then smiles to her.

Wandelt, says the judge, has been convicted of a crime with a maximum sentence of six months.

She points out Wandelt has been in custody since February.

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

Karen Spragg has also been found not guilty of stalking causing serious alarm or distress.

Jurors have told the court they have found Julia Wandelt not guilty of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann.

Wandelt has, however, been found guilty of a lesser charge of harassment.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage from Leicester Crown Court.

We are expecting a verdict in the trial of two woman accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007.

Stay with us, we will bring you more from the courtroom shortly.