It Was A Likely Story After All ...

The Sun Headline 'Statement fury of the 'Tapas 7' says; The “Tapas Seven” who dined with the parents of Madeleine McCann on the night she vanished have denied claims they wanted to CHANGE their statements. Lawyers acting for two of them were said to have contacted Portuguese cops to say their clients wanted to “correct” their original stories.

Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo said they had asked for their names to be kept secret for fear of “pressure” from McCann supporters. The report came after it emerged that four of the friends believe they may be named as suspects.

But the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell insisted the claim was “simply untrue”. He said the couple’s friends had said they were happy to be re-interviewed by police if it resolved any apparent inconsistencies and hastened the McCanns being cleared.

Mr Mitchell said: “I can deny any approach has been made by their lawyers asking to amend the witness statements. The friends believe if re-interviews take place it can only lead to Gerry and Kate being eliminated from the inquiry swiftly.”