Gerry McCann's sister has given evidence in Lisbon against a former police chief accused of making allegations about the disappearance of his daughter, Madeleine.
The McCanns say former detective Goncolo Amaral is hindering the search for Madeleine after publishing a book which claimed they hid their daughter's body after faking her abduction.
Mr Amaral has denied libelling the McCanns in his book Mr Amaral, who first led the investigation into Madeleine's disappearance before being removed in 2007 after criticising British detectives, has denied defaming the McCanns in his book, The Truth Of The Lie.
Arriving at the court with his sister Trish Cameron and Kate McCann's mother Susan Healy, Mr McCann told waiting reporters: "We are here to listen to the judge and hopefully be heard."
Mrs Cameron told the court that the publication of the book in 2008 and a TV documentary based on it the following year caused the family to be "vilified" and "demonised".
She added that Madeleine's twin siblings Sean and Amelie, now eight, told their parents that comments were made by fellow pupils at their school.
Kate McCann speaks to journalists after attending court in September She told the court: "My brother and sister-in-law live in purgatory because they have no end and they are looking for the truth. They would like an end but there is no end because they don't know what's happened."
The court heard the McCanns' pain over the disappearance of their daughter was "multiplied 100 times" by the Amaral's book.
Kate McCann attended court last month on the first day of the case where she told reporters she was in Portugal to "stop the damage" she claims was being caused to the search for her daughter.
Madeleine has not been found since she went missing in 2007 The court heard how she had suicidal thoughts after Mr Amaral, who initially led the investigation into Madeleine's disappearance, claimed she had covered up her daughter's death.
Psychologist Alan Pike said that after the publication of the former police chief's book in 2008, Mrs McCann "thought about not being around anymore".
Although the Portuguese investigation into Madeleine's disappearance is now officially closed, British detectives who believe she could be alive have launched a fresh investigation into the case.
If successful in their claim the family could secure £1m in damages. The case is expected to finish hearing evidence in November.
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