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McCann libel hearing in Portugal

Kate and Gerry McCann have both requested to give evidence in a libel trial against a former Portuguese police chief. Their pain over the disappearance of their daughter was "multiplied 100 times" by a book by the officer, a court has heard.

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Kate McCann returns to Portugal for libel case

The mother of Madeleine McCann has returned to Portugal for the start of the family's libel action against a former police chief. Goncalo Ameral was the Portuguese detective who initially led the inquiry into Madeleine's disappearance.

He published a book making allegations about the three year old's disappearance claiming the McCann's had covered up her death during a family holiday

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