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McCann suspect accepts press cash Court 'vindicates' McCann suspect
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Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat has accepted £600,000 in libel damages at the High Court in London from 11 British newspapers. Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat says he feels "vindicated" after reaching a £600,000 settlement from 11 British newspapers in a libel claim.
Mr Murat said the more than 100 articles and sensational headlines about him had caused the "total and utter destruction" of his life.Mr Murat said the more than 100 articles and sensational headlines about him had caused the "total and utter destruction" of his life.
And he felt "vindicated" to receive an apology from the papers. He said an apology from the papers allowed him to "rebuild his life".
Mr Murat is still an official suspect - or arguido - in the three-year-old's disappearance in Portugal in May 2007.Mr Murat is still an official suspect - or arguido - in the three-year-old's disappearance in Portugal in May 2007.