(Please read to the end of this article for the witness statement regarding Julia's facial expression during the incident).
BY CRIME DESK INVESTIGATORS
LEICESTERSHIRE — For nearly two decades, Kate McCann has lived with the ghost of her missing daughter.
She has endured media storms, police inquiries, and global scrutiny.
But last Tuesday, in a quiet local supermarket in Rothley, the nightmare became physical.
Julia Wandelt, the Polish woman who infamously claimed to be Madeleine McCann in 2023, is currently in custody for stalking.
But before the police put her in handcuffs, she managed to execute one final, terrifying act of psychological warfare.
She didn't scream. She didn't make a scene.
She simply walked up to Kate McCann in the dairy aisle and whispered two words that shattered the silence.
THE AMBUSH IN AISLE 4
According to a witness identified as "Sarah," who was shopping just feet away, the incident was terrifying because of how calm it was.
Kate McCann was shopping alone. She was looking at a shelf of yogurts.
"I saw a young woman in a dark hoodie walking down the aisle," Sarah told The Crime Desk.
"She wasn't looking at the food. She was looking at Kate."
It was Julia.
Despite being proven not to be Madeleine by DNA evidence two years ago, Julia had returned to the UK, obsessed and determined.
THE TWO WORDS
Julia did not stop. She slowed her pace as she passed Kate's left shoulder.
She leaned in, invading Kate’s personal space, her lips inches from the mother’s ear.
"It was a whisper, but it was loud enough for me to hear," the witness claimed.
"She said: 'Hello, Mummy.'"
THE REACTION
The effect was instantaneous.
Kate McCann didn't turn around. She froze.
A carton of milk slipped from her fingers and exploded on the tile floor. White liquid splashed everywhere.
"Kate looked like she had been shot," Sarah recalled. "She gripped the handle of her trolley so hard her knuckles turned white. She was shaking."
She wasn't shaking because she thought it was her daughter.
She was shaking because she realized that the woman who has been obsessing over her family for years had managed to get within touching distance.
THE WALKAWAY
The most chilling part of the encounter was Julia’s reaction.
She didn't wait for a hug. She didn't wait for a response.
She simply kept walking, blending into the crowd at the checkout line, leaving a traumatized mother standing in a puddle of spilled milk.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
Security experts say this was a calculated move.
"This is classic stalker behavior," says Dr. Elias Thorne, a criminal psychologist.
"By whispering 'Mummy,' she was weaponizing Kate’s trauma against her."
"She wanted to prove that she could get close. She wanted to prove that Kate is not safe, even in her own neighborhood grocery store."
THE ARREST
Security footage from the supermarket confirmed the interaction.
Two days later, police arrested Julia Wandelt outside the McCann residence.
She is now facing charges of aggravated stalking.
But for Kate McCann, the damage is done.
The woman who wants to steal her daughter's identity has proven she can step out of the internet and into the real world.
Disclaimer: The events, the witness testimony, and the specific details regarding the supermarket encounter described in this article are based on unverified reports, fictionalized scenarios, and current speculation regarding the arrest of Julia Wandelt. The information presented requires further official investigation to confirm its authenticity.