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Madeleine McCann suspect search draws blank

HOMEPAGE NEWS REPORTS INDEX SUSPECTS 100 DAYS NEWS AUGUST 2007
Original Source: TELEGRAPH: 06 AUGUST 2007
By Paul Willis and Richard Edwards in Praia da Luz
Last Updated: 6:55pm BST 06/08/2007
 
A two-day search of the home of the only official suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann has uncovered no new evidence, according to police sources in Portugal.

Police investigating her disappearance spent the weekend digging up the garden of Robert Murat, at his home 150 yards from where the toddler was abducted. As many as 10 officers spent Saturday clearing thick vegetation. Sniffer dogs inspected the premises.

However, the BBC Radio 4's Today programme reported this morning that police sources had said the weekend search had found nothing to link Mr Murat with the abduction.

Mr Murat, 33, has been the only official "arguido", or suspect, since May 10, when he was detained by police. He was questioned for a second time last month but detectives have never found any evidence to arrest him formally.

Intense police activity over the weekend had sparked hope of a breakthrough, more than three months after Madeleine went missing.

It was claimed that two sniffer dogs from Britain and their police handlers have found new clues at the apartment in Praia da Luz where she disappeared.

The focus of the inquiry was centred around Casa Liliana, which Mr Murat shares with his elderly mother. He was on the premises at the weekend and has told friends he welcomes the search, which he believes will reveal nothing except his innocence.

Police remained silent over why they had searched Mr Murat's home a second time.

"We have reached a phase in the investigation where we are trying to evaluate everything," one Portuguese police source said.

"We are going through all the interviews, facts and clues - with the help of British profilers - to ensure nothing has been missed or left out. At the moment there is still only one arguido."

Police are yet to resolve alleged inconsistencies in statements given. Mr Murat maintains that he was at home with his mother all evening when the girl was snatched from her bed.

Meanwhile, Belgian police are investigating an alleged sighting at a café in Tongeren.

They are awaiting results from DNA tests on a milkshake bottle and straw used by a girl matching Madeleine's description.

One witness, a child therapist, said the couple were acting strangely and the child seemed nervous. "It was obvious that the couple were not her parents," she said.

The woman telephoned police but the trio left before officers arrived.
 

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