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Portuguese police search Madeleine suspect's home
Portuguese police were again searching the house of the only official suspect in the case of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, a police spokesman said yesterday.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 August 5, 2007
- Kate McCann (left), mother of missing girl Madeleine, hands out pictures of her daughter to people at Huelva's bus station, southern Spain, on Friday.
- Image Credit: Reuters
Lisbon: Portuguese police were again searching the house of the only official suspect in the case of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, a police spokesman said yesterday.
Madeleine went missing from the Praia da Luz resort in the Algarve tourist region on May 3, just yards away from the home of Briton 33-year-old Robert Murat. His property was initially searched after Madeleine went missing.
"Searches are being carried out," a spokesman for the Portuguese police said.
The spokesman declined to comment on whether police were closer to finding Madeleine, who disappeared from her bed in the holiday resort while her parents dined nearby.
Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann have campaigned relentlessly to draw attention to her disappearance. British business tycoons and celebrities ranging from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to soccer stars have contributed to a reward for her return.
Belgian authorities opened an investigation last week after someone reported seeing the missing girl in the country, a television station reported.
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