McCanns to sue disgraced Portuguese police chief

The parents of Madeleine McCann are to sue the disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral.

Kate and Gerry McCann are to take action over comments made in the media by the man who previously led the inquiry into Madeleine’s disappearance.

In a statement, the parents of the missing girl said: “We – together with our three children Madeleine, Sean and Amelie – are taking this legal action against Goncalo Amaral over his entirely unfounded and grossly defamatory claims - made in all types of media, both within Portugal and beyond – that Madeleine is not only dead, but that we, her parents, were somehow involved in concealing her body.”