Daily Mail Headline 'Now Portuguese author claims Madeleine and the twins were NEVER in holiday apartment'; says: 'A Portuguese journalist has written a book blaming Kate and Gerry McCann for the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.
In yet another attack on the British couple by the Portuguese media, "A culpa dos McCann" (The guilt of the McCanns) opens with the lines: "This story did not begin in the Ocean Club, but in London where the official truth was conspired and established: an English girl was kidnapped in the Algarve."
The author, Manuel Catarino, editorial chief of Correio da Manha then goes on to accuse Kate McCann of failing to report Madeleine's disappearance to Portuguese police, then pretending she had done so. He also claims the McCanns holiday apartment showed no signs of having had children in it.
"Pamela Fenn offered herself immediately to call GNR (Portuguese police). Kate thanked her — but said it was not necessary because she'd already called them. Maddie's mother didn't say the truth. The first phone call to the Guard was made by a Tapas waiter at around 22:40 — more than half an hour after Kate noticed her daughter was missing. The first patrol arrived at 23:00 sharp." Later, the author states "The apartment didn't look like a holiday location where three children jump up and down all day. The sofas didn't have a single wrinkle and the chairs were milimetrically aligned. There wasn't a piece of clothing out of place, not even a toy in sight. Only the furry Cuddly bear.The kitchen was spotless, without the slightest trace of remains of the children's milk or baby food."
The books publisher said today: "The characters of the book are real, the related facts are precise, and the descriptions are accurate.
