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| Madeleine suspect re-questioned | Madeleine suspect re-questioned |
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| The only official suspect in the case of the missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann is being re-questioned by Portuguese police. | |
| Robert Murat, 33, is being questioned at a police station in the Algarve, a spokeswoman for the McCann family said. | |
| The British expatriate was previously questioned for 12 hours and his mother's villa was searched. | The British expatriate was previously questioned for 12 hours and his mother's villa was searched. |
| Madeleine, from Rothley in Leicestershire, was taken from an apartment in Praia da Luz on 3 May. | Madeleine, from Rothley in Leicestershire, was taken from an apartment in Praia da Luz on 3 May. |
| Mr Murat has denied any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance. | |
| 'Routine' | 'Routine' |
| His spokesman, Tuck Price, spoke to him after a morning of questioning and said he would be returning for more later. | His spokesman, Tuck Price, spoke to him after a morning of questioning and said he would be returning for more later. |
| "He [Mr Murat] says they are just going through everything again but he sounds well and I'm sure it's just a routine thing that they have to do." | "He [Mr Murat] says they are just going through everything again but he sounds well and I'm sure it's just a routine thing that they have to do." |
| Mr Price added that Mr Murat hoped the questioning would mark the beginning of the end of police classification of him as a suspect and he could soon be reunited with his daughter. | Mr Price added that Mr Murat hoped the questioning would mark the beginning of the end of police classification of him as a suspect and he could soon be reunited with his daughter. |
| The BBC's Alison Roberts said police had told her officers were cross-checking people's statements. | The BBC's Alison Roberts said police had told her officers were cross-checking people's statements. |
| Mr Murat denies any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance | Mr Murat denies any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance |
| After they initially questioned Mr Murat in May, officers said they did not have the evidence to formally arrest or charge anybody. | After they initially questioned Mr Murat in May, officers said they did not have the evidence to formally arrest or charge anybody. |
| Mr Murat, who previously lived in Hockering, Norfolk, had been living with his mother Jenny, 71, at her villa, Casa Liliana, close to where Madeleine was last seen. | Mr Murat, who previously lived in Hockering, Norfolk, had been living with his mother Jenny, 71, at her villa, Casa Liliana, close to where Madeleine was last seen. |
| He has said he helped police with translation work during the early stages of the hunt for Madeleine. | He has said he helped police with translation work during the early stages of the hunt for Madeleine. |
| Justine McGuinness, spokeswoman for the McCanns, said it was a matter for Portuguese detectives and Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, did not wish to comment. | Justine McGuinness, spokeswoman for the McCanns, said it was a matter for Portuguese detectives and Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, did not wish to comment. |
| They have travelled to the Vatican, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Morocco to urge people to help in the search for their daughter. | They have travelled to the Vatican, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Morocco to urge people to help in the search for their daughter. |
| There have been a number of reported sightings of Madeleine, but none so far have yielded any more information on her whereabouts. | There have been a number of reported sightings of Madeleine, but none so far have yielded any more information on her whereabouts. |