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15/07/2008
Robert Murat Wins Damages From Newspapers
Robert Murat has settled a claim for damages against 11 UK newspapers and will receive a written apology in each over allegations he was involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
The libel settlement is valued at around £550,000.
Mr Murat is still an official suspect in Portugal.
The ex-pat, who describes himself as half-Portuguese, was questioned by police 11 days after three-year-old Madeleine went missing from an apartment in the Praia Da Luz resort.
The case due to be heard on Thursday was against the Sun, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star, Daily Mail, London Evening Standard, Metro, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, News of the World and the Scotsman.
In a statement in April Mr Murat's lawyers, Simons Muirhead & Burton, also said they were pursuing Sky TV over libellous stories.
In March Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann reached a similar libel settlement and got an apology from Express Newspapers for suggesting they were responsible for her death.
Mr Murat's mother, Jenny Murat, has always maintained she was with her son at home on the night of Madeleine's disappearance.
Police searched the villa where they lived after Sunday Mirror journalist Lori Campbell spoke to the British Embassy and the police about Mr Murat.
Mr Murat told journalists he had been helping police with translation work during the search.
Last month Mr Murat said he hoped the return of computers seized from him by police signalled they were to drop his status as a formal suspect soon. However under Portuguese law someone can remain an official suspect without charge for as long as the investigation is continuing.
Kate and Gerry McCann remain official suspects in the inquiry.
(GK/JM)
The libel settlement is valued at around £550,000.
Mr Murat is still an official suspect in Portugal.
The ex-pat, who describes himself as half-Portuguese, was questioned by police 11 days after three-year-old Madeleine went missing from an apartment in the Praia Da Luz resort.
The case due to be heard on Thursday was against the Sun, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star, Daily Mail, London Evening Standard, Metro, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, News of the World and the Scotsman.
In a statement in April Mr Murat's lawyers, Simons Muirhead & Burton, also said they were pursuing Sky TV over libellous stories.
In March Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann reached a similar libel settlement and got an apology from Express Newspapers for suggesting they were responsible for her death.
Mr Murat's mother, Jenny Murat, has always maintained she was with her son at home on the night of Madeleine's disappearance.
Police searched the villa where they lived after Sunday Mirror journalist Lori Campbell spoke to the British Embassy and the police about Mr Murat.
Mr Murat told journalists he had been helping police with translation work during the search.
Last month Mr Murat said he hoped the return of computers seized from him by police signalled they were to drop his status as a formal suspect soon. However under Portuguese law someone can remain an official suspect without charge for as long as the investigation is continuing.
Kate and Gerry McCann remain official suspects in the inquiry.
(GK/JM)
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Police To Re-Interview First Suspect In Madeleine McCann Disappearance
Detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann plan to re-interview Robert Murat, who was once considered a suspect by Portuguese Police. According to reports British police are travelling to Portugal to participate in interviews with 11 people, two of which are understood to be Mr Murat and his wife.
Police To Re-Interview First Suspect In Madeleine McCann Disappearance
Detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann plan to re-interview Robert Murat, who was once considered a suspect by Portuguese Police. According to reports British police are travelling to Portugal to participate in interviews with 11 people, two of which are understood to be Mr Murat and his wife.
10 July 2007
Suspect quizzed again in Madeleine case
Police are questioning the only suspect named in the inquiry surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann for the third time. Expatriate Briton Robert Murat, 33, is being questioned at a police station in the Algarve. Mr Murat was living a short distance from the apartment from which the four-year-old girl vanished.
Suspect quizzed again in Madeleine case
Police are questioning the only suspect named in the inquiry surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann for the third time. Expatriate Briton Robert Murat, 33, is being questioned at a police station in the Algarve. Mr Murat was living a short distance from the apartment from which the four-year-old girl vanished.
16 May 2007
Brown offers help in Madeleine McCann case
Chancellor Gordon Brown has told relatives of missing Madeleine McCann that he will help "in any way he can" in the search for the missing girl. Mr Brown made the offers after some relatives of the four-year-old went to Westminster to lobby MPs for support. Madeleine's aunt, Philomena McCann said that Mr Brown had been "extremely helpful".
Brown offers help in Madeleine McCann case
Chancellor Gordon Brown has told relatives of missing Madeleine McCann that he will help "in any way he can" in the search for the missing girl. Mr Brown made the offers after some relatives of the four-year-old went to Westminster to lobby MPs for support. Madeleine's aunt, Philomena McCann said that Mr Brown had been "extremely helpful".
15 May 2007
British man is suspect in Madeleine disappearance
A British man is being treated as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal, it has been revealed. Robert Murat was one of three people being questioned by police in connection with the four-year-old's disappearance earlier this month. It has now been revealed that he has been given 'arguido' - or suspect - status.
British man is suspect in Madeleine disappearance
A British man is being treated as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal, it has been revealed. Robert Murat was one of three people being questioned by police in connection with the four-year-old's disappearance earlier this month. It has now been revealed that he has been given 'arguido' - or suspect - status.
06 August 2007
New Madeleine Search Hits Dead End
A fresh search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann has revealed nothing, it has been reported. Police in Portugal had been conducting a new search at the home of Briton Robert Murat, who lives in a villa in Praia da Luz, around 100 yards from where the four-year-old disappeared on May 3.
New Madeleine Search Hits Dead End
A fresh search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann has revealed nothing, it has been reported. Police in Portugal had been conducting a new search at the home of Briton Robert Murat, who lives in a villa in Praia da Luz, around 100 yards from where the four-year-old disappeared on May 3.
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