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McCann suspect's libel victory

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Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat has accepted a £600,000 settlement from 11 British newspapers in a libel claim.

Mr Murat said he felt "vindicated" and spoke of the "total and utter destruction" caused to his family by allegations made in the publications.

Michaela Walczuch, a friend of Mr Murat's, also received libel damages. She told reporters outside the court of the distress caused to her family.

Mr Murat is still an official suspect - or arguido - in the three-year-old's disappearance in Portugal.

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