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Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
Goncalo Amaral is a shadow of his former self but says he still has no sympathy for the parents of the missing youngster
The graffiti on the side of the run-down apartment building reads “Foda a policia”. You don’t need to be fluent in Portuguese to figure out the expletive-laden translation.
This crime-ridden Lisbon estate is home to the ex-detective once tasked with solving Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
The past decade has not been kind to Goncalo Amaral, the former high-flying head of the Policia Judiciariac. He was sacked from the Maddie probe after criticising British police and making mistakes.
Amaral then penned a damning book pointing the finger of blame at her parents, Kate and Gerry. He accused them of covering up her death and faking her abduction.
The couple sued, sparking an eight-year libel battle that the ex-cop has now won.
Amaral has published a book about the case (Photo: AFP)
But the fight took a heavy toll on the dad-of-three, who is a pale shadow of the larger-than-life Portimao chief tasked with solving the case in May 2007.
In the early days, he was alleged to work just four-and-a-half-hours a day. Sporting a large beer belly, he regularly enjoyed three-hour lunches.
Amaral, 57, split from second wife Sofia in 2012, blaming the pressures of the case. He moved back to the tough Lisbon suburb of Olivais, where he grew up. His expensive suits and fedora are gone.
So too has the beer belly and chauffeur-driven Mercedes, replaced by a battered Citroen Picasso.
But the arrogance remains – as the Mirror discovered when we confronted Amaral last week.
He cruelly said he has no sympathy for the McCanns, who mark the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance next month.
Amaral also refused to apologise for the mistakes that hampered the early days of the probe. Instead, he threatened to have our reporter and photographer arrested.
But it was his cruel refusal to offer any sympathy to Kate and Gerry that was the most damning.
The couple blame him for a string of errors at the beginning of the much-criticised probe. But Amaral, who resigned in June 2008 after a 27-year career, is unrepentant.
Asked if he would apologise to the McCanns for botching the probe, he said: “No”. He has previously accused Kate and Gerry, of trying to ruin his life. Amaral blames them for his decision to quit, giving up one third of his pension pot as a result.
Asked if he had any sympathy for them ahead of the 10th anniversary, Amaral replied: “No.”
He now spends his days writing crime novels and drinking pints in the Cabeca de Touro bar in Olivais.
One local said: “He used to be a big guy, a face, everyone around here knows him. Now he just blends in, he isn’t the big man any more. We all know about the Madeleine case. It was not good for him.”
It is a far cry from his time on the Algarve, when he was regarded as one of the country’s most dogged detectives.
But even when he was handed joint control of the Madeleine case in May 2007, Amaral was already mired in controversy
He was under investigation for his role in covering up an alleged attack on the mother of another missing girl, Joana Cipriano, nine. Three officers were accused of beating a confession out of mum Leonor.
Joana’s body was never found but Leonor and brother Joao were convicted of her murder in 2005.
The three officers were cleared of torture but Amaral was convicted in 2009, after his retirement, of falsifying documents.
He blamed “political pressure” for the verdict and 18-month suspended sentence.
Later that year, Kate and Gerry began their legal battle after he penned The Truth of the Lie.
At one point, Amaral was so broke he relied on £50,000 in donations from the UK to defend the libel action. Some of it came from anti-McCann trolls.
Amaral was eventually ordered to pay £360,000 after Kate and Gerry won their defamation case in 2015.
But the order was overturned in April 2016, forcing the McCanns to appeal in Portugal’s Supreme Court.
Senior judges sided with him in February and their ruling angered the McCanns by saying they had not yet been proved to be innocent.
Lawyers for the couple lodged a complaint but judge Jorge Manuel Roque Nogueira dismissed it.
They may still decide to try the European courts but this is considered unlikely. Amaral is now set to sue the McCanns.
Anyone with information about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance should call the Find Madeleine investigation line on: 0845 8384699 or email: investigation@findmadeleine.com
Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
Goncalo Amaral is a shadow of his former self but says he still has no sympathy for the parents of the missing youngster
The graffiti on the side of the run-down apartment building reads “Foda a policia”. You don’t need to be fluent in Portuguese to figure out the expletive-laden translation.
This crime-ridden Lisbon estate is home to the ex-detective once tasked with solving Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
The past decade has not been kind to Goncalo Amaral, the former high-flying head of the Policia Judiciariac. He was sacked from the Maddie probe after criticising British police and making mistakes.
Amaral then penned a damning book pointing the finger of blame at her parents, Kate and Gerry. He accused them of covering up her death and faking her abduction.
The couple sued, sparking an eight-year libel battle that the ex-cop has now won.
Amaral has published a book about the case (Photo: AFP)
But the fight took a heavy toll on the dad-of-three, who is a pale shadow of the larger-than-life Portimao chief tasked with solving the case in May 2007.
In the early days, he was alleged to work just four-and-a-half-hours a day. Sporting a large beer belly, he regularly enjoyed three-hour lunches.
Amaral, 57, split from second wife Sofia in 2012, blaming the pressures of the case. He moved back to the tough Lisbon suburb of Olivais, where he grew up. His expensive suits and fedora are gone.
So too has the beer belly and chauffeur-driven Mercedes, replaced by a battered Citroen Picasso.
But the arrogance remains – as the Mirror discovered when we confronted Amaral last week.
He cruelly said he has no sympathy for the McCanns, who mark the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance next month.
Amaral also refused to apologise for the mistakes that hampered the early days of the probe. Instead, he threatened to have our reporter and photographer arrested.
But it was his cruel refusal to offer any sympathy to Kate and Gerry that was the most damning.
The couple blame him for a string of errors at the beginning of the much-criticised probe. But Amaral, who resigned in June 2008 after a 27-year career, is unrepentant.
Asked if he would apologise to the McCanns for botching the probe, he said: “No”. He has previously accused Kate and Gerry, of trying to ruin his life. Amaral blames them for his decision to quit, giving up one third of his pension pot as a result.
Asked if he had any sympathy for them ahead of the 10th anniversary, Amaral replied: “No.”
He now spends his days writing crime novels and drinking pints in the Cabeca de Touro bar in Olivais.
One local said: “He used to be a big guy, a face, everyone around here knows him. Now he just blends in, he isn’t the big man any more. We all know about the Madeleine case. It was not good for him.”
It is a far cry from his time on the Algarve, when he was regarded as one of the country’s most dogged detectives.
But even when he was handed joint control of the Madeleine case in May 2007, Amaral was already mired in controversy
He was under investigation for his role in covering up an alleged attack on the mother of another missing girl, Joana Cipriano, nine. Three officers were accused of beating a confession out of mum Leonor.
Joana’s body was never found but Leonor and brother Joao were convicted of her murder in 2005.
The three officers were cleared of torture but Amaral was convicted in 2009, after his retirement, of falsifying documents.
He blamed “political pressure” for the verdict and 18-month suspended sentence.
Later that year, Kate and Gerry began their legal battle after he penned The Truth of the Lie.
At one point, Amaral was so broke he relied on £50,000 in donations from the UK to defend the libel action. Some of it came from anti-McCann trolls.
Amaral was eventually ordered to pay £360,000 after Kate and Gerry won their defamation case in 2015.
But the order was overturned in April 2016, forcing the McCanns to appeal in Portugal’s Supreme Court.
Senior judges sided with him in February and their ruling angered the McCanns by saying they had not yet been proved to be innocent.
Lawyers for the couple lodged a complaint but judge Jorge Manuel Roque Nogueira dismissed it.
They may still decide to try the European courts but this is considered unlikely. Amaral is now set to sue the McCanns.
Anyone with information about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance should call the Find Madeleine investigation line on: 0845 8384699 or email: investigation@findmadeleine.com
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Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:22 am
Moved to it's own thread Bampots as about Goncalo.
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Birdy Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:22 am
What a truly DISGUSTING article. I hope Dr Amaral sues the Mirror & that ghastly Fricker. 
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candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:26 am
Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
Goncalo Amaral is a shadow of his former self but says he still has no sympathy for the parents of the missing youngster
ByMartin Fricker,
23:00, 21 APR 2017
Updated23:03, 21 APR 2017
The graffiti on the side of the run-down apartment building reads “Foda a policia”. You don’t need to be fluent in Portuguese to figure out the expletive-laden translation.
This crime-ridden Lisbon estate is home to the ex-detective once tasked with solving Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
The past decade has not been kind to Goncalo Amaral, the former high-flying head of the Policia Judiciariac. He was sacked from the Maddie probe after criticising British police and making mistakes.
Amaral then penned a damning book pointing the finger of blame at her parents, Kate and Gerry. He accused them of covering up her death and faking her abduction.
The couple sued, sparking an eight-year libel battle that the ex-cop has now won.
But the fight took a heavy toll on the dad-of-three, who is a pale shadow of the larger-than-life Portimao chief tasked with solving the case in May 2007.
In the early days, he was alleged to work just four-and-a-half-hours a day. Sporting a large beer belly, he regularly enjoyed three-hour lunches.
Amaral, 57, split from second wife Sofia in 2012, blaming the pressures of the case. He moved back to the tough Lisbon suburb of Olivais, where he grew up. His expensive suits and fedora are gone
So too has the beer belly and chauffeur-driven Mercedes, replaced by a battered Citroen Picasso.
But the arrogance remains – as the Mirror discovered when we confronted Amaral last week.
He cruelly said he has no sympathy for the McCanns, who mark the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance next month
Amaral also refused to apologise for the mistakes that hampered the early days of the probe. Instead, he threatened to have our reporter and photographer arrested.
But it was his cruel refusal to offer any sympathy to Kate and Gerry that was the most damning.
The couple blame him for a string of errors at the beginning of the much-criticised probe. But Amaral, who resigned in June 2008 after a 27-year career, is unrepentant.
Asked if he would apologise to the McCanns for botching the probe, he said: “No”. He has previously accused Kate and Gerry, of trying to ruin his life. Amaral blames them for his decision to quit, giving up one third of his pension pot as a result.
Asked if he had any sympathy for them ahead of the 10th anniversary, Amaral replied: “No.”
He now spends his days writing crime novels and drinking pints in the Cabeca de Touro bar in Olivais.
One local said: “He used to be a big guy, a face, everyone around here knows him. Now he just blends in, he isn’t the big man any more. We all know about the Madeleine case. It was not good for him.”
It is a far cry from his time on the Algarve, when he was regarded as one of the country’s most dogged detectives.
But even when he was handed joint control of the Madeleine case in May 2007, Amaral was already mired in controversy.
He was under investigation for his role in covering up an alleged attack on the mother of another missing girl, Joana Cipriano, nine. Three officers were accused of beating a confession out of mum Leonor.
Joana’s body was never found but Leonor and brother Joao were convicted of her murder in 2005.
The three officers were cleared of torture but Amaral was convicted in 2009, after his retirement, of falsifying documents.
He blamed “political pressure” for the verdict and 18-month suspended sentence.
Later that year, Kate and Gerry began their legal battle after he penned The Truth of the Lie.
At one point, Amaral was so broke he relied on £50,000 in donations from the UK to defend the libel action. Some of it came from anti-McCann trolls.
Amaral was eventually ordered to pay £360,000 after Kate and Gerry won their defamation case in 2015.
But the order was overturned in April 2016, forcing the McCanns to appeal in Portugal’s Supreme Court.
Senior judges sided with him in February and their ruling angered the McCanns by saying they had not yet been proved to be innocent.
Lawyers for the couple lodged a complaint but judge Jorge Manuel Roque Nogueira dismissed it.
They may still decide to try the European courts but this is considered unlikely. Amaral is now set to sue the McCanns.
•Anyone with information about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance should call the Find Madeleine investigation line on: 0845 8384699 or email: investigation@findmadeleine.com
Goncalo Amaral is a shadow of his former self but says he still has no sympathy for the parents of the missing youngster
ByMartin Fricker,
23:00, 21 APR 2017
Updated23:03, 21 APR 2017
The graffiti on the side of the run-down apartment building reads “Foda a policia”. You don’t need to be fluent in Portuguese to figure out the expletive-laden translation.
This crime-ridden Lisbon estate is home to the ex-detective once tasked with solving Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
The past decade has not been kind to Goncalo Amaral, the former high-flying head of the Policia Judiciariac. He was sacked from the Maddie probe after criticising British police and making mistakes.
Amaral then penned a damning book pointing the finger of blame at her parents, Kate and Gerry. He accused them of covering up her death and faking her abduction.
The couple sued, sparking an eight-year libel battle that the ex-cop has now won.
But the fight took a heavy toll on the dad-of-three, who is a pale shadow of the larger-than-life Portimao chief tasked with solving the case in May 2007.
In the early days, he was alleged to work just four-and-a-half-hours a day. Sporting a large beer belly, he regularly enjoyed three-hour lunches.
Amaral, 57, split from second wife Sofia in 2012, blaming the pressures of the case. He moved back to the tough Lisbon suburb of Olivais, where he grew up. His expensive suits and fedora are gone
So too has the beer belly and chauffeur-driven Mercedes, replaced by a battered Citroen Picasso.
But the arrogance remains – as the Mirror discovered when we confronted Amaral last week.
He cruelly said he has no sympathy for the McCanns, who mark the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance next month
Amaral also refused to apologise for the mistakes that hampered the early days of the probe. Instead, he threatened to have our reporter and photographer arrested.
But it was his cruel refusal to offer any sympathy to Kate and Gerry that was the most damning.
The couple blame him for a string of errors at the beginning of the much-criticised probe. But Amaral, who resigned in June 2008 after a 27-year career, is unrepentant.
Asked if he would apologise to the McCanns for botching the probe, he said: “No”. He has previously accused Kate and Gerry, of trying to ruin his life. Amaral blames them for his decision to quit, giving up one third of his pension pot as a result.
Asked if he had any sympathy for them ahead of the 10th anniversary, Amaral replied: “No.”
He now spends his days writing crime novels and drinking pints in the Cabeca de Touro bar in Olivais.
One local said: “He used to be a big guy, a face, everyone around here knows him. Now he just blends in, he isn’t the big man any more. We all know about the Madeleine case. It was not good for him.”
It is a far cry from his time on the Algarve, when he was regarded as one of the country’s most dogged detectives.
But even when he was handed joint control of the Madeleine case in May 2007, Amaral was already mired in controversy.
He was under investigation for his role in covering up an alleged attack on the mother of another missing girl, Joana Cipriano, nine. Three officers were accused of beating a confession out of mum Leonor.
Joana’s body was never found but Leonor and brother Joao were convicted of her murder in 2005.
The three officers were cleared of torture but Amaral was convicted in 2009, after his retirement, of falsifying documents.
He blamed “political pressure” for the verdict and 18-month suspended sentence.
Later that year, Kate and Gerry began their legal battle after he penned The Truth of the Lie.
At one point, Amaral was so broke he relied on £50,000 in donations from the UK to defend the libel action. Some of it came from anti-McCann trolls.
Amaral was eventually ordered to pay £360,000 after Kate and Gerry won their defamation case in 2015.
But the order was overturned in April 2016, forcing the McCanns to appeal in Portugal’s Supreme Court.
Senior judges sided with him in February and their ruling angered the McCanns by saying they had not yet been proved to be innocent.
Lawyers for the couple lodged a complaint but judge Jorge Manuel Roque Nogueira dismissed it.
They may still decide to try the European courts but this is considered unlikely. Amaral is now set to sue the McCanns.
•Anyone with information about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance should call the Find Madeleine investigation line on: 0845 8384699 or email: investigation@findmadeleine.com
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Freedom Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:30 am
Yes, I'm thinking that is one of the worst I've seen (and there are so many contenders in that category) ranking in spite with the very early reports before it became apparent that there was more to the story than we were being told.
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Guest Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:36 am
@Freedom, yes a nasty piece. I think it's unworthy of attention. They're all mad.
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Heisenburg Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:36 am
In the immortal opening lines of a well known song "oh what a circus oh what a show"
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bluebell Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:41 am
It's a savage attack, full of vitriol and one of the nastiest I've seen. Almost vicious.
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candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 8:46 am
Hateful and nasty, is there any need for this at all. Shameful reporting!
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Poe Sat 22 Apr 2017, 9:38 am
Someone has nothing left to lose.
Someone is cornered and lashing out.
IMO
Someone is cornered and lashing out.
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Antonia Sat 22 Apr 2017, 9:59 am
The article says he was sacked early in the piece.
Later it says he resigned and later again refers to 'his decision to quit'.
Which is it Mr Fricker?
He refers to £50,000 being donated to him and that 'some of it came from anti McCann trolls.' Now how can he analyse the people who donated to Amaral's legal fund? Am I included as an anti McCann troll? Some people used their own names ( possibly some of these names were not their actual names) while other donors used pseudonyms. Nobody can breakdown the donors - even if they had the full records of the gofundme scheme with the actual donor names - how could this be broken down into non trolls and trolls?! You'd have to go an interview every donor and then make a judgement call!
This article could be used on a journalism course; set as an assignment to rewrite to give balance and to check the facts.
I wonder if Mr Fricker was given a financial incentive to write the piece.
Later it says he resigned and later again refers to 'his decision to quit'.
Which is it Mr Fricker?
He refers to £50,000 being donated to him and that 'some of it came from anti McCann trolls.' Now how can he analyse the people who donated to Amaral's legal fund? Am I included as an anti McCann troll? Some people used their own names ( possibly some of these names were not their actual names) while other donors used pseudonyms. Nobody can breakdown the donors - even if they had the full records of the gofundme scheme with the actual donor names - how could this be broken down into non trolls and trolls?! You'd have to go an interview every donor and then make a judgement call!
This article could be used on a journalism course; set as an assignment to rewrite to give balance and to check the facts.
I wonder if Mr Fricker was given a financial incentive to write the piece.
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candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 10:14 am
Actually I was going to write the same thing Antonia, but if you read it again you will see he says sacked from the case, which in effect he was he was taken off it. Later it refers to him quitting the police and resigning from the police which again is correct.
Aside from that it is despicable. It is a non article about nothing and no information of note, apart from taking the opportunity to write vile things about Mr Amaral. They have truly sunk to a new low.
Aside from that it is despicable. It is a non article about nothing and no information of note, apart from taking the opportunity to write vile things about Mr Amaral. They have truly sunk to a new low.
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unreorganised Sat 22 Apr 2017, 10:51 am
Is this in the print edition of the paper, does anybody know?
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candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 3:54 pm
Put this on the wrong thread..... 
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THE PORTUGUESE POLICE DIDN'T LOSE MADELEINE
Saturday, 22 April 2017
THE PORTUGUESE POLICE DIDN'T LOSE MADELEINE
Once again the Daily Mirror lays the blame for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, firmly on the shoulders of the Portuguese detective who led the initial police investigation.
This week's vitriolic piece comes from Martin Fricker, who desperately attempts to paint a portrait of a broken man, a down and out, ostracised from society, who still remains defiantly unrepentant. Wishful thinking and projection on MF's part methinks, Goncalo Amaral is the victor of one of the lengthiest and most malicious misuse of libel law, the world has ever seen. Far from being a shadow of himself, he has shed the unhealthy pounds and is looking much fitter and far more dapper than he did 10 years ago. He has emerged as the winner, he can hold his head high.
The bitchiness of MF's article is not worthy of a mainstream journalist and explains why nobody wants to buy their grubby tabloids anymore. But let's expose MF's article for the nasty little piece that it is.
What does Goncalo Amaral have to be repentant about Martin? He is not personally responsible for Madeleine's disappearance no matter how you twist it. That chain of tragic events began with Gerry and Kate's decision to go out to dinner and leave their 3 toddlers alone in the holiday apartment. Let that sink in. Goncalo Amaral and his team of detectives worked around the clock searching for Madeleine, which is why they looked tired and dishevelled. I expect all those out there trekking over the wastelands and physically turning over every stone, looked much the same.
The McCanns by contrast, always looked shower fresh, rested and neatly attired, does that make them better people? The allegations that he regularly worked 4.5 hours in the early days and took 3 hour lunches is pure spite. Using the same techniques as the McCanns themselves, he attacks the former detective personally. And he cites the case of murdered child Joana Cipriano as 'evidence' of GA's past incompetence. MF clearly knows nothing about the case of Joana Cipriano, or the short tragic life she had. He uses one of the world's most evil killers, Leonora Cipriono as an example of police brutality, despite the fact that Leonora had 8 months added to her sentence for lying about her allegations against the police.
'He [Goncalo] cruelly (note the emotive adjective) said he had no sympathy for the McCanns....'. drum roll..... well good heavens Martin, why on earth would be have sympathy for the parents? They have spent 9+ years (and millions) on a vendetta to destroy his life and make him feel misery and fear. You want him to apologise to them for not handing over his family home, life savings and all his future earnings to Gerry and Kate? Just how far in on that 'misery and fear' contract are you Martin?
You state Goncalo Amaral should apologise for the mistakes that were made in the early stages of the investigation. The most significant of those of course, was the trashing of the crime scene. But the police weren't responsible for that were they Martin? It was the McCanns and their party, who declared the crime of abduction had taken place and in the circumstances, it is remarkable that none of the 6 doctors thought to protect any traces or fingerprints the abductor may have left. Presumably, during their extensive training as doctors, they would have touched on forensics.
Let's be realistic here. When a child goes missing, the first police on the scene do not automatically presume stranger abduction. It would be like a doctor going to the worst prognosis possible, without mentioning any of the options or stages. It just doesn't happen because abduction is so rare.
The idea that roadblocks should be set up and borders and airports locked down every time a child disappears is ludicrous. Can you imagine the chaos this would cause? The majority of children turn up. And apart from that, I doubt any of us could name a single case of a child being stolen from their bed and immediately taken out of the country. In the very, very rare cases of child stranger abduction, their bodies are found nearby, and that of course is where all the searches should have been concentrated. Why were the McCanns so determined to make the case international?
The McCanns waited a year after the release of Goncalo Amaral's book to sue him, enough time for the royalties to accumulate some might say. But their campaign to destroy his life and career had begun much earlier than that. Goncalo had no option but to record his side of the events that occurred in the summer of 2007. His reputation was at stake.
And finally Martin Fricker finishes off his little hatchet job with a sneering reference to Goncalo Amaral (the detective who stood up for the truth) being so broke that he had to rely on £50k in donations to defend himself, some it coming from anti-McCann trolls. Shame he didn't mention the £1k given by an anonymous group of Metropolitan police officers.
MF fails to mention that when Gerry and Kate were totting up how much to demand in damages from Goncalo, that they had all his assets frozen, including his family's home or that they destroyed any employment he undertook. The parents wanted £1.25million in damages. £250,000 each, their lawyer told us, 'and they are 5'. Yes, they wanted a quarter of a million for their missing child too. That is they wanted to make the wife and children of the former detective homeless, in order to compensate a child who hasn't been seen in 10 years. As for the last little jibe, Goncalo is set to sue the parents. Says who Martin? And will they have anything left when the final (probably record) costs of their malicious vendetta are revealed?
The sheer vindictiveness of the McCann's legal actions and articles such as this one, should make all those involved hang their heads in shame. Martin Fricker's article could not be more biased and distorted, and for what purpose? Goncalo Amaral has not worked on the investigation for over 9 years, why is he the enemy? Surely the anger and rage of Gerry, Kate and Martin Fricker, would be better directed at the 'abductor'! And perhaps a little at themselves for being stupid enough to believe that babies and toddlers can be left unsupervised.
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Re: Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
candyfloss Sat 22 Apr 2017, 4:08 pm
Shame the papers won't print that, great article/blog Cristobell if you are reading here.
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Re: Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
Helenmeg Sat 22 Apr 2017, 5:00 pm
[quote="Poe"]Someone has nothing left to lose.
Someone is cornered and lashing out.
IMO
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I agree Poe - this smacks of Team Mc Cann desperation
Someone is cornered and lashing out.
IMO
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I agree Poe - this smacks of Team Mc Cann desperation
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Re: Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
unreorganised Sat 22 Apr 2017, 5:16 pm
Helenmeg wrote:I agree Poe - this smacks of Team Mc Cann desperationPoe wrote:Someone has nothing left to lose.
Someone is cornered and lashing out.
IMO
Having the media wing of the labour party at your beck and call isn't my idea of desperation.
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Re: Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
Andrew Sat 22 Apr 2017, 7:09 pm
I hope GA sues the sh!t out of this Fricker turnip. And all the MSM that have libelled him in a disgusting fashion as well.
I just want GA to start singing like a canary and giving it some back. Get this other book out and reveal some more, Squire. All of it.
I just want GA to start singing like a canary and giving it some back. Get this other book out and reveal some more, Squire. All of it.
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Re: Madeleine McCann cop utterly unrepentant after damning book blaming Kate and Gerry
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