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Madeleine McCann: Thousands raised for Portuguese police officer who wrote book claiming McCanns killed daughter Madeleine McCann: Thousands raised for Portuguese police officer who wrote book claiming McCanns faked abduction
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More than £50,000 has been raised to support the Portuguese detective who claimed Madeleine McCann's parents faked their daughter's abduction.More than £50,000 has been raised to support the Portuguese detective who claimed Madeleine McCann's parents faked their daughter's abduction.
The money was donated to a web fund for Goncalo Amaral after he was ordered by the Portuguese courts to pay Mr and Mrs McCann €500,000 (£394,000) in damages when they sued him for defamation.The money was donated to a web fund for Goncalo Amaral after he was ordered by the Portuguese courts to pay Mr and Mrs McCann €500,000 (£394,000) in damages when they sued him for defamation.
The group of British donors allegedly includes a number of serving Metropolitan Police officers, the Daily Mail reports.The group of British donors allegedly includes a number of serving Metropolitan Police officers, the Daily Mail reports.
Although Mr Amaral won his appeal against the libel ruling, the McCanns are now challenging that ruling at Portugal's supreme court.Although Mr Amaral won his appeal against the libel ruling, the McCanns are now challenging that ruling at Portugal's supreme court.
In his book, Maddie: The Truth of the Lie, Mr Amaral blames Kate and Gerry McCann for her disappearance. In his book, Maddie: The Truth of the Lie, Mr Amaral blames Kate and Gerry McCann for her disappearance. 
The former detective, who was sacked as head of the investigation after criticising British police, claimed the three-year-old's parents murdered her and then faked her abduction. The former detective, who was sacked as head of the investigation after criticising British police, claimed the three-year-old's faked her abduction.
The book was published in 2008, three days after Portuguese authorities formally closed their inquiry and cleared the McCanns of any wrongdoing.The book was published in 2008, three days after Portuguese authorities formally closed their inquiry and cleared the McCanns of any wrongdoing.
The Go Fund Me page was set up by psychology student Leanne Baulch in April 2015.The Go Fund Me page was set up by psychology student Leanne Baulch in April 2015.
She told the Daily Mail: "I set up the page to help [Amaral] with his appeal because I felt he had suffered an injustice. His assets had been frozen so he had no way to defend himself.She told the Daily Mail: "I set up the page to help [Amaral] with his appeal because I felt he had suffered an injustice. His assets had been frozen so he had no way to defend himself.
"I’m not anti-Kate and Gerry McCann. I don’t know what happened and I don’t claim to know. But I do believe there are hard questions that need to be answered.""I’m not anti-Kate and Gerry McCann. I don’t know what happened and I don’t claim to know. But I do believe there are hard questions that need to be answered."
Madeleine went missing on 3 May, 2007, four days before her fourth birthday, from a holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant. Madeleine went missing on 3 May, 2007, four days before her fourth birthday, from a holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant. 
British police are still investigating her disappearance.British police are still investigating her disappearance.