Libel trial of McCann accuser adjourned

A LIBEL trial against a policeman in Portugal who claimed missing British girl Madeleine McCann was dead and that her parents could have hidden the corpse opened yesterday but was immediately postponed.

The case in Lisbon against former Algarve police officer Goncalo Amaral, who led the early stage of the investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance, was adjourned until January 12 due to the absence of his lawyer.

Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, attended the opening of the case, which they brought against Amaral for suggesting their daughter was dead and that they were somehow involved in the disappearance.