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| McCann attacks media speculation | |
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| The father of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has asked the media to end the constant speculation about his daughter's whereabouts. | |
| He said there had been "huge amounts written with no substance" and that it was not necessary to "bombard people on a daily basis" with Madeleine's image. | |
| Gerry McCann told the BBC he wanted the story to be "reported responsibly and only newsworthy material" used. | |
| Madeleine went missing during a family holiday in Portugal on 3 May. | Madeleine went missing during a family holiday in Portugal on 3 May. |
| Unfortunately the human interest side of this is enormous now and that's been very difficult Gerry McCann | |
| Mr McCann described coverage of the abduction from his family's Algarve apartment as being "10 times greater than we ever possibly imagined". | |
| Although he acknowledged that he and his wife Kate had initially sought publicity, there was now a "lack of control" in coverage, he said. | |
| He told the Edinburgh TV Festival they had deliberately "tried to withdraw" from the public spotlight. | |
| "The compromise has always been do we do something because it will help Madeleine," he said. | |
| "Unfortunately the human interest side of this is enormous now and that's been very difficult." | |
| It was not necessary to "bombard people on a daily basis with Madeleine's image" and the couple did not expect to sustain the same level of coverage throughout their campaign, he said. | |
| "Everything" the family did was being scrutinised, he added, and this had become "very unpleasant". |