Gerry: Scrutiny made me feel 'suffocated and buried'

THE father of Madeleine McCann said parts of the UK media made him feel like he was being “suffocated and buried” after the disappearance of his daughter as he called for greater scrutiny of the press.

- BY GEORGIA BATES

Gerry McCann speaking about his family's treatment

Gerry McCann said his family were subjected to “monstering” by sections of the press and are lucky to have “survived”.

The heart specialist believes headlines and being hounded and abused by the media can damage people’s lives.

Mr McCann is among more than 30 people who signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer calling for a resumption of the cancelled second phase of the Lord Leveson Inquiry.