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When she visited the public vigil for Madeleine McCann in May 2024, she was "polite" he said, and the following day she visited a police station, "not the behaviour of a woman who's done something wrong". When Kate McCann raised the matter with police after her visit to Rothley, it was two years on, Mr Price said, while police had also taken no formal action. Before the visit to the McCann's home in December 2024, the victims were "just getting on with things" he said. He argued that when confronting the McCanns at their family home alongside co-defendant Karen Spragg, his client "didn't shout, didn't swear" and when Mrs Spragg raised her voice "she said don't speak to her like that". He added that "half an hour later" the victims had "waited for them to clear off" and were "in a car going to a party". Mr Price said: "It doesn't sound as though it is something that is disrupting their lifestyle." He said Miss Wandelt's actions had not been for any personal gain, other than to find out her identity. "She's somebody who's absolutely ripe to be taken advantage of. And what has she got out of it? All she's got out of it is a period in custody and a restraining order," Mr Price said.
