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The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have met police after searches of the home of the only official suspect.The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have met police after searches of the home of the only official suspect.
Police failed to find any new evidence after a fresh two-day search at a villa near where the four-year-old vanished in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May.Police failed to find any new evidence after a fresh two-day search at a villa near where the four-year-old vanished in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May.
Briton Robert Murat, 33, who denies any involvement with the disappearance, was present during most of the search.Briton Robert Murat, 33, who denies any involvement with the disappearance, was present during most of the search.
Police have refused to comment on press reports that traces of blood were found in the McCann's holiday apartment.Police have refused to comment on press reports that traces of blood were found in the McCann's holiday apartment.
Portuguese paper Jornal de Noticias said the blood was found last week by British sniffer dogs.Portuguese paper Jornal de Noticias said the blood was found last week by British sniffer dogs.
Scanning equipmentScanning equipment
Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing from the Algarve holiday apartment while her parents ate in a nearby restaurant.Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing from the Algarve holiday apartment while her parents ate in a nearby restaurant.
Over the weekend British and Portuguese detectives scoured Mr Murat's home using hi-tech scanning equipment and a British sniffer dog.Over the weekend British and Portuguese detectives scoured Mr Murat's home using hi-tech scanning equipment and a British sniffer dog.
A green van and a grey hatchback car used by Mr Murat and his elderly mother were handed to the police on Monday morning.
It is thought the vehicles were examined in the presence of the suspect in a sealed off underground car park close to police headquarters.
Kate and Gerry McCan have met Portuguese detectives for routine update on the inquiry.Kate and Gerry McCan have met Portuguese detectives for routine update on the inquiry.
Case review
Publicly the police have not commented on the results of the weekend search but the BBC understands it revealed nothing to link Mr Murat to Madeleine.Publicly the police have not commented on the results of the weekend search but the BBC understands it revealed nothing to link Mr Murat to Madeleine.
Mr Murat believes that in time he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.Mr Murat believes that in time he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.
Case review
Mr Murat's spokesman, Tuck Price, said the suspect was doing his best to help the police with their inquiries.Mr Murat's spokesman, Tuck Price, said the suspect was doing his best to help the police with their inquiries.
Mr Murat, who was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, was not arrested or questioned.Mr Murat, who was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, was not arrested or questioned.
The BBC understands British police were invited to review key aspects of the case by their Portuguese counterparts.The BBC understands British police were invited to review key aspects of the case by their Portuguese counterparts.
Police are also investigating a possible sighting of Madeleine at a restaurant in Tongeren, Belgium, on the Dutch border.Police are also investigating a possible sighting of Madeleine at a restaurant in Tongeren, Belgium, on the Dutch border.
On Sunday, Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann attended Mass at a local Catholic church in Praia da Luz.On Sunday, Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann attended Mass at a local Catholic church in Praia da Luz.
'Desperately sorry''Desperately sorry'
Mrs McCann has also spoken of her regret at leaving her children alone in their holiday apartment while she and her husband Gerry had dinner at a nearby restaurant on the night Madeleine disappeared.Mrs McCann has also spoken of her regret at leaving her children alone in their holiday apartment while she and her husband Gerry had dinner at a nearby restaurant on the night Madeleine disappeared.
"We are just so desperately sorry. Every hour now, I still question, 'Why did I think that was safe?'.""We are just so desperately sorry. Every hour now, I still question, 'Why did I think that was safe?'."
The McCanns have backed a scheme aimed at letting parents and staff know what steps to take as soon as a child goes missing on holiday.The McCanns have backed a scheme aimed at letting parents and staff know what steps to take as soon as a child goes missing on holiday.
Code Madeleine is based on Code Adam in the US, named after abducted six-year-old Adam Walsh.Code Madeleine is based on Code Adam in the US, named after abducted six-year-old Adam Walsh.