Murat gets £500k in libel settlement with British press

ROBERT MURAT, the first named suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has settled libel claims against several British news outlets for £500,000 (€630,000), it emerged yesterday.

Lawyers acting for Murat, 34, an Algarve-based property consultant, announced the libel action in April.

Yesterday, law firm Simons, Muirhead and Burton confirmed that a statement would be officially read at the British high court tomorrow, but refused to comment further.