The lawyer for Robert Murat, the first suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, expects him to be cleared – but does not know when, he has said.

THE lawyer of the only suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann yesterday criticised her parents’ “strange” behaviour in leaving her alone on the night she vanished.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann showed signs of strain today as they faced a growing backlash in Portugal.

The lawyer of the only suspect for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann today criticised her parents’ “strange” behaviour in leaving her alone on the night she vanished.