Madeleine McCann case: Has an Australian documentary team really uncovered a 'sensational new twist'?
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With the disappearance of Madeleine McCann approaching its tenth anniversary while losing none of its tabloid fascination, an Australian TV news show has managed to generate headlines in the UK about a “new clue” and “sensational twist” in the case – without yet revealing what the “new clue” and “sensational twist” are. Australia’s ‘Sunday Night’ programme has released a 40-second trailer of what it promises will be a “groundbreaking TV event” revealing “major new developments” that could “finally reveal the truth about what happened to little Maddie”. The cinematic-style trailer, complete with dramatic drum beat soundtrack, also promises: “Those closest to it, speak exclusively to Sunday Night’.” The trailer, which has been released on social media, shows a Sunday Night reporter asking Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry: “Did you kill your daughter?” This is a clip from an interview conducted in 2011. Seeking to have the book banned, the McCanns won an initial libel case against Mr Amaral in 2015, but his was overturned on appeal in a judgement that reportedly left Madeleine’s parents “seething”.
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