THE cop who first smeared Kate and Gerry McCann was accused in court yesterday of covering up the torture of a mum in a separate case. (The Sun Tuesday 12th February 2008)
Goncalo Amaral, 48, was alleged by his boss to have been “hasty” in making missing Maddie’s parents formal suspects.
Yesterday he faced claims he concealed evidence that four colleagues allegedly beat Leonor Cipriano until she admitted killing daughter Joana.
The girl, nine, went missing from Portimao 3½ years ago.
Leonor, 36, is serving 16 years for her murder, despite retracting her statement – and the failure of cops to find Joana’s body.
A judge will rule in two weeks if tubby Amaral should face a criminal trial over what many say is
