The Wizard Of Bile's Buddy Accuses The McCann's Of Telling A Fairytale

Daily Mail Headline ‘Maddie snatch story was a fairytale that saved McCanns from being charged with neglect, libel trial told’ says: “The 'fairytale' of Madeleine McCann's abduction saved her parents from being charged with neglecting their children, it was claimed yesterday. Kate and Gerry McCann did not face negligence charges because police were too 'distracted' by claims their daughter had been snatched, a former policeman said. Francisco Moita Flores told the second day of the McCann libel case how police hadn't believed three-year-old Madeleine was abducted from her parents' holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. They were forced to investigate the theory because of the 'media circus' surrounding the case and the political pressure it created, the Portuguese court heard. He suggested the couple should face neglect charges because they left their children sleeping while they went out for dinner at a nearby restaurant. After yesterday's hearing a clearly angry Mr McCann conceded that he and his wife had been wrong to leave their children, but said mistakes had been made by all involved. He said: 'We're not harking over mistakes which were made, and particularly mistakes that were made early on and cannot be redeemed. What is done cannot be righted... in hindsight we made a mistake by leaving Madeleine and we have to live with the consequences of that. We can't change it.' Earlier, Mr Moita Flores had told the court: 'No one believed it was an abduction. It was a fairytale, a fable. If the police only worked on that theory then they would be a bunch of idiots.'