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McCanns in legal threat

HOMEPAGE NEWS REPORTS INDEX TONY BENNETT NEWS NOVEMBER 2007
Original Source: SUN: THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2007
By ONLINE REPORTER Published: 15 Nov 2007
 
A SOLICITOR attempted to launch a private prosecution against the parents of Madeleine McCann today on grounds of alleged child neglect.

Anthony Bennett faxed an application for a court summons of Gerry and Kate McCann to magistrates in the couple’s home county of Leicestershire this morning.

The lawyer, who previously failed in an attempt to bring a private prosecution against entertainer Michael Barrymore over alleged drugs offences on the night of Stuart Lubbock’s death, also sent Loughborough Magistrates’ Court six pages of “evidence” to support the summons.

Mr Bennett, 60, a father of two, said his move was sparked by a “lack of action” by the Leicestershire authorities, and comments made by the McCanns’ spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, that their actions while on holiday were typical of many British families.

The former UK Independence Party prospective parliamentary candidate from Harlow, in Essex, said: “I think the case is very simple. By the McCanns’ own admission they have left their own children unattended for a significant period of time.

“What troubles me is that there has been no prosecution by the relevant authorities, namely Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire social services.
“I was also prompted by the comments of Clarence Mitchell, who said on television that the McCanns’ actions were no different to what many British parents do.”

Mr Bennett, a self-employed rights adviser who is also qualified as a social worker, added: “I think this matter should be put before the court. Do we want a society in which it is acceptable to leave children alone?

“If the application concentrates people’s minds on whether it should ever be acceptable to leave children on their own then I will have achieved what I set out to achieve.”

He said he hoped the prosecution would be taken on by Leicestershire County Council or Leicestershire Police.

He said: “I would be delighted if they took over this prosecution, but I just feel that, given the publicity surrounding this case, someone should stand up for neglected children.”

Madeleine, now four, went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, while her parents dined nearby.

Mr Bennett alleges that the couple, from Rothley in Leicestershire, were guilty of neglecting Madeleine and their two-year-old twins, Sean and Amelie, under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. It is a claim the McCanns strenuously deny.

Mr Mitchell said: “We will not comment on this, other than to say Kate and Gerry have committed no offence under UK law, indeed any other country’s law.

“They regret very much that they were not with Madeleine when she was taken, and are doing everything in their power to find her.”

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