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| Madeleine parents meet detectives | Madeleine parents meet detectives |
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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 McCanns' holiday apartment. | |
| 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. |
| Portuguese paper Jornal de Noticias said blood was found in the apartment last week by British sniffer dogs. | Portuguese paper Jornal de Noticias said blood was found in the apartment last week by British sniffer dogs. |
| Scanning equipment | Scanning equipment |
| The BBC's Richard Bilton, in Praia da Luz, said every twist of the case was being closely followed by the Portuguese media. | The BBC's Richard Bilton, in Praia da Luz, said every twist of the case was being closely followed by the Portuguese media. |
| "With little official information, there is more and more unattributed speculation, ranging from a second suspect to blood being found in the McCann's apartment," he said. | "With little official information, there is more and more unattributed speculation, ranging from a second suspect to blood being found in the McCann's apartment," he said. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 McCann have met Portuguese detectives for routine update on the inquiry. | Kate and Gerry McCann have met Portuguese detectives for routine update on the inquiry. |
| Case review | 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. |
| 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. |