Sky to pay out over Madeleine media allegation
Murat was not at London’s High Court for the settlement of his action against British Sky Broadcasting Ltd.
His solicitor Louis Charalambous told Mr Justice Eady an article and video on the Sky News website claimed that in the early days after Madeleine’s disappearance from Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007, Murat’s behaviour was reminiscent of child murderer Ian Huntley. The article, which was published until April this year, and the video, which was accessible until this September, also suggested Murat had deliberately tried to mislead journalists by pretending to be acting in an official capacity for the police.
