McCanns could pay out $1m if they lose case against detective who said they were responsible for Madeleine's disappearance
The fund currently has £728,508 in it which was largely contributed by the public. If the McCanns lose the case, they'll be forced to use money out of it to pay compensation.
A public fund set up to help contribute towards the search for Madeleine McCann could find itself emptied if parents Kate and Gerry McCann lose an upcoming court battle against a former detective in the case. The pair will be returning to court to face Gonçalo Amaral, who claimed that the parents were responsible for their daughter's death.
The case will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and has been a long time in the making. Amaral had previously written in his book, The Truth About the Lie Concerning Madeleine's Disappearance, that Kate and Gerry had covered up the three-year-old's disappearance in 2007, resulting in a libel case against him filed by the parents.