Maddie's parents take legal action against media speculation

 
The parents of Madeleine, who has been missing for four months, are suing the Portuguese newspaper Tal e Qual for defamation. The newspaper had reported that the police believed the parents had accidentally killed the girl themselves. The newspaper also claimed that an accidental overdose of a drug may have caused the girl's death. The father of the missing Maddie told the BBC that the allegations were "outrageous". According to SDA, the father went on to say that the editors had not bothered with the facts. If the police had believed the newspaper, the parents would have become suspects. However, the investigators have always maintained that the family is not under suspicion.