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Portugal’s Supreme Court has cast doubt
over the parents of missing Madeleine
once again - claiming there are 'serious
concerns' in abduction theory |
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KATE and Gerry McCann face fresh
heartache after judges said they had not
been cleared over daughter Madeleine’s
disappearance.
Portugal’s Supreme Court has said the
removal of their “arguido” — or formal
suspect — status should not be “equated
to proof of innocence”. |
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The removal of Kate and
Gerry McCann’s ‘formal
suspect’ status does not
mean they are innocent in
their daughter’s
disappearance, judges have
said |
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The country’s most senior judges claimed
the investigation into them was only
shelved in 2008 because of a lack of
evidence.
And they said there were “serious
concerns” over the theory that Madeleine
had been abducted from their Ocean Club
apartment in Praia da Luz, in May 2007.
The comments were made in the Supreme
Court’s 76-page dossier after handing
victory to ex-detective Goncalo Amaral
in an ongoing libel case last week. |
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Portugal’s top judges cast
doubt over Madeleine
McCann’s disappearance,
claiming there are ‘serious
concerns’ with abduction
theory |
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The McCanns got Amaral’s book The Truth
of the Lie banned and sued for libel
after he alleged they faked Madeleine’s
abduction to cover up the then
three-year-old’s death.
But he is writing a second book about
Madeleine’s disappearance — and the
McCanns have said they will sue again if
it is published in Britain.
Kate and Gerry, both 48, were made
arguidos in September 2007. But their
status was lifted in July 2008 when
Portuguese police archived the
investigation. |
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The McCanns had The Truth of
the Lie book banned after it
alleged they faked their
daughter’s abduction to
cover up her death |
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Madeleine McCann disappeared
in Portugal in 2007 whilst
on holiday with her family
aged three |
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The Supreme Court is Portugal’s highest
court but has no criminal authority. It
published its ruling yesterday.
Judges added their job was not to decide
if the McCanns bore any criminal
responsibility over Madeleine’s
disappearance. |
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Portugal’s judges claimed
investigation into Kate and
Gerry McCann was only
shelved in 2008 due to a
lack of evidence |
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And they said it would be wrong to draw
any inferences about the couple’s guilt
or innocence from their ruling.
Kate and Gerry, of Rothley, Leics, did
not want to respond to the judges’
findings last night.
A spokesman said: “It’s entirely a
matter for their lawyers.” |
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