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MADELEINE SEDATIVE CLAIMS HURTFUL

HOMEPAGE NEWS REPORTS INDEX INVESTIGATION PHOTOS NEWS OCTOBER 2007
Original Source:  EXPRESS: 01 - 02 -  WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2007
 Wednesday October 10,2007
 

PAULO REBELO

CARLOS ANJOS

The parents of Madeleine McCann are considering legal action against "hurtful" claims that they gave their four-year-old daughter - and her younger brother and sister - sedatives on the night she disappeared.

Gerry and Kate McCann's lawyers are studying speculation in the Portuguese press that tests on evidence carried out in the UK suggest their elder daughter and twins Sean and Amelie were given the drugs on May 3.

The McCanns' spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "Contrary to renewed speculation in the Portuguese press, Gerry and Kate McCann wish to make it categorically clear that they have never, ever used sedatives on their children. To suggest otherwise is as outrageous as it is hurtful."

He continued: "Lawyers for the McCanns will be monitoring British coverage of the latest Portuguese claims very closely and will take action if it's felt necessary."

 

According to Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas, a Policia Judiciaria (PJ) source said the conclusion came from preliminary results from tests conducted at the Forensic Science Service laboratory in Birmingham last month. The Forensic Science Service would not comment on the reports.

Spokeswoman Laura Mackin said: "We don't comment on any tests from the lab. The inquiry is ongoing and we just can't comment. We are just working closely with the police."

The speculation came as it emerged that the team of detectives investigating Madeleine's disappearance is now down to six from the 100 police assigned to the case when she first went missing.

The team now comprises five detectives and a chief inspector, said Carlos Anjos, president of the Association of Criminal Investigation Staff. The resizing was "normal", he said, in investigations where the missing person was not found quickly.

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Paulo Rebelo, a senior criminal investigation co-ordinator at national police headquarters in Lisbon, will now lead the inquiry. Mr Rebelo was expected to move to southern Portugal, where Madeleine vanished, a Portuguese police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

The detective, who will start work later this week, has investigated several high-profile cases including claims of a child sex ring at a state-run children's home.

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