Article: Murat tells of relief as Portuguese clear him

THE first person to be named a suspect in Madeleine's disappearance has spoken of his huge relief at being officially cleared by the Portuguese authorities.

Robert Murat (pictured right) said he feared a small number of people would continue to doubt his innocence and urged police to continue looking for the little girl.

"It's a good feeling but it doesn't take away from the fact that there is still a child missing, which is very sad," the 34-year-old said.

"It would be better to be cleared and know exactly what happened, and have a feeling of finality, but that hasn't happened.

"I was dragged into this because of Madeleine's disappearance so I would like to know what happened - I would like ...

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