Kate and Gerry McCann were ”horrified and devastated�?/EM> by the Portuguese press claiming Portuguese police believe Gerry is not her father. The latest report claimed Madeleine’s DNA was different to that of her twin siblings, because she has a different father.
As 24 Horas informed British police had visited a sperm bank the couple used and tracked down the four-year-old’s natural father to rule him out of any involvement in her abduction.
But family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said that the McCanns planned to sue 24 Horas ”and any other media outlets that print these claims as soon as the official suspect status is lifted.�?/EM>
”It is indeed absolutely untrue. It is offensive to suggest that Gerry is not her natural father,�?/EM> he added.
Luis Fontes, 24 Horas co-editor, said he stood by the story, which he claimed was confirmed by both Portuguese and British pathology sources as well as Leicestershire and Portuguese police.
A spokesman for the Forensic Science Service in Birmingham, where scientists are still testing samples sent to them from Portugal, insisted the story had not come from them.
A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said that they had refused to comment when contacted by 24 Horas on Wednesday.
Nor would Policia Judiciaria comment further:
”At this moment in time, we cannot and will not deny that news,�?/EM> Telegraph.co.uk reported.
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