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| The only official suspect in the case of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has been re-interviewed by police for a second day. | The only official suspect in the case of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has been re-interviewed by police for a second day. |
| Robert Murat, who denies involvement in Madeleine's disappearance in Portugal, was first quizzed two months ago. | Robert Murat, who denies involvement in Madeleine's disappearance in Portugal, was first quizzed two months ago. |
| The Briton, 33, was re-questioned on Tuesday and was called back for further questioning on Wednesday. | |
| Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on 3 May. | |
| On Tuesday morning, Mr Murat attended the police station in Portimao, accompanied by his lawyer. | On Tuesday morning, Mr Murat attended the police station in Portimao, accompanied by his lawyer. |
| Detectives questioned him throughout the day and he left the station in the early evening. | Detectives questioned him throughout the day and he left the station in the early evening. |
| Friends 're-interviewed' | |
| He was seen returning to the Policia Judiciara headquarters on Wednesday morning. | He was seen returning to the Policia Judiciara headquarters on Wednesday morning. |
| Police were also said to be re-interviewing three close friends of Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann. | |
| A spokesman for the McCann family said detectives wanted to speak to Rachael Oldfield, Russell O'Brien and Fiona Payne to go over their statements regarding the night Madeleine vanished. | |
| Mr and Mrs McCann had been eating at a tapas restaurant with friends from the UK close to their apartment when their daughter went missing. | |
| Madeleine disappeared while her parents were at a restaurant | |
| Ch Insp Olegario Sousa said on Wednesday officers had scheduled a series of interviews throughout the week. | |
| Also expected to attend the police station for an interview is Antonio Toscano, a freelance journalist who claims to have information that a French sex offender may have taken Madeleine on behalf of a paedophile network. | |
| But Ch Insp Sousa described his information as "not very strong". | |
| Villa search | |
| After Mr Murat's first day of re-questioning his spokesman Tuck Price said the expatriate had told him police were "going through everything again". | |
| Mr Price added that Mr Murat hoped the questioning would mark the beginning of the end of police classification of him as a suspect. | |
| Mr Murat was first questioned by police in May, after which officers said they did not have the evidence to formally arrest or charge anybody. | |
| Until several years ago, the former property developer had been living in Hockering, Norfolk, with his then-wife Dawn and their young daughter. | |
| But he moved back to Portugal, where had grown up, to live with his mother, Jenny, 71, at her villa, which is close to where Madeleine was last seen. | |
| Campaign | |
| After Madeleine went missing, her home was searched extensively and several items were removed for examination. | |
| Mr Murat claims he helped police with translation work during the early stages of the hunt for Madeleine. | |
| The McCanns have campaigned extensively to highlight their daughter's disappearance. | |
| 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 has yielded any more information on her whereabouts. |