Portugal kidnap trial put back to October by foul-up

The mother of kidnapped schoolgirl Ellie Silva will have to wait more months for justice.

The trial of Ellie’s father, Filipe Silva, was due to start in Portugal tomorrow, nearly three years after he took the now 10-year-old from her mother, Candice, and went on the run for seven months.

However, the case has been put back at least to October because of a foul-up by the Portuguese authorities.