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McCann 'Tapas Seven' friends win £375,000 in damages
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by Dave Keating | October 16, 2008 at 03:45 am
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The friends of Kate and Gerry McCann who were dining when the couple when their daughter went missing in Portugal, who came to be known as teh "tapas seven" in the UK media, have won libel damages from Express Newspapers. Their suit alleged that the papers had insinuated that the Tapas Seven had covered up what they knew about the girl's dissapearance.
THE friends known as the Tapas Seven, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when daughter Madeleine vanished, accepted £375,000 libel damages at London's High Court from Express Newspapers today. The damages that were paid out over claims they had covered up the true facts concerning Madeleine's disappearance are to be donated to the Find Madeleine Fund.
In a joint statement, the friends said outside court that they "strongly" feel that the defamatory stories were "detrimental to the search for Madeleine".
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at 13:23 on October 16th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff. It is a travesty of free speech - of course people will speculate about what could have happened.
at 01:37 on October 18th, 2008
Hi, Left mesage yesterday did not have time to finish it, Saw Child that look like Madeleine McCann on Saturday 5.5.07 between 2.45-3.15pm in Blackburn Lancashire in a Large White Van might have been a removal van. McCanns and co have relatives in Blackburn Lancashire they are Mary and Martin Walsh, 239 St. James Road, Blackburn, Lancashire. Kate McCann (Healy) was a bridesmaid in 1975 at Paul and Maureen Beneduce wedding here in Blackburn, Paul Beneduce has a sister called Antonietta Beneduce, Antonietta married John Campbell in 1978 here in Blackburn. I went to Antonietta Wedding. Paul and Maureen Beneduce have two daughters, Antonietta and John Campbell have a son and daughter. Robert Murat is related to the Beneduce's, and has relatives in Blackburn and Darwen. I have rang the Police gone down to the Police station sent e-mail to most newspapers and nothing is been done, the McCann and co have relatives that work for the Police, Court, Post, and Town Hall here in Blackburn. How come no one has been in touch with me? What is going on. Hannah
at 03:00 on December 9th, 2008
Hannah, please come and join us at www.the3arguidos.net , we are interested in your story
at 05:45 on December 9th, 2008
Hannah, don't bother joining at that above website.
If you in any way believe that Madeleine is not dead, they will ridicule and slaughter you. They are a bunch of evil and vindictive knuckle-draggers, hellbent on trying to incriminate the McCanns any way that they can.
at 10:39 on December 9th, 2008
Hi Hannah,
we at the 3A'S are seeking justice for Maddie,after reading your letter we would like to invite you join us .together we might be able to get someone to listen to us .We are quite a friendly lot ,just sign in and say hi and you will be made welcome .Looking forward to you joining us .enigma
at 11:22 on December 10th, 2008
Hannah
Be very careful who you talk to and be very careful of 3as
kazcut
i post on sky news
at 08:56 on March 27th, 2009
Hannah please join our forum at THE WAY FORWARD - http://empathy7.proboards.com/index.cgi
Our forum is totally unbiased and we try to help many missing children in a genuine way.
There is a lovely group of people on our forum and you wont find any backbiting or spite. Anyone that joins us is deleted immediately if they are only there to hinder helping these children with silly comments or pre judgement. Everyone will be interested in what you have to say Hannah, but take note of some of the other comments and avoid what you have been told to avoid - you wont regret that advice.
If we dont hear from you Hannah it is fine and thank you meanwhile for the information you have given. We too think it is peculiar why you have not been listened to and are in fact commenting on that today. We believe you to be genuine.
at 07:47 on May 27th, 2009
Ive been thinking. Is it true that the McCanns tried to give custody of Maddie to a relative before they went on holiday? Were they short of dosh? Did they do a Sharon Matthews? Has it all been a scam for dosh? Is this why they show no emotion? Is this why they set up the Fund and are always going on about raising dosh? Why are Kate and Gerry now on the board of the Fund? What has the Fund spent nealry 2 million on? Do they know where Maddie is? Have we all been fooled? Yes I think the answer is YES - we've been had!