McCann Lawyer: Knew Trial Was 'Pandora's Box'

The McCanns' lawyer has accused the opposing side in a Portuguese libel trial of trying to "do in civil court what it could not do in criminal court". Kate and Gerry McCann are trying to ensure a ban is upheld on a book written by former policeman Goncalo Amaral, in which he suggests their daughter Madeleine died in the apartment from which she vanished in May 2007. After witnesses called on behalf of Mr Amaral backed his version of events, Isabel Duarte, the McCanns' top lawyer, said that the team had known they would open a "Pandora’s box". Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt commented: "They always said it was not going to be an easy court case to sit through, but I think even they have been surprised." (Sky News)