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| Police to quiz Madeleine's mother | Police to quiz Madeleine's mother |
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| Portuguese police are to re-interview the mother of missing Madeleine McCann. | Portuguese police are to re-interview the mother of missing Madeleine McCann. |
| Kate McCann and her husband Gerry have previously been interviewed over the disappearance of their daughter from an apartment in Praia da Luz on 3 May. | Kate McCann and her husband Gerry have previously been interviewed over the disappearance of their daughter from an apartment in Praia da Luz on 3 May. |
| Mrs McCann will be accompanied by a lawyer for formal questioning as a witness. Police have previously said the McCanns are not suspects. | Mrs McCann will be accompanied by a lawyer for formal questioning as a witness. Police have previously said the McCanns are not suspects. |
| Separately, Portuguese detectives confirmed they had the partial results of forensic tests by a UK laboratory. | Separately, Portuguese detectives confirmed they had the partial results of forensic tests by a UK laboratory. |
| Four-year-old Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from the family's holiday apartment while her parents were eating in a nearby restaurant. | Four-year-old Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from the family's holiday apartment while her parents were eating in a nearby restaurant. |
| Blood traces | Blood traces |
| Mrs McCann is expected to arrive at Portimao police station in the Algarve at 1400 BST (1300 GMT) on Thursday. | Mrs McCann is expected to arrive at Portimao police station in the Algarve at 1400 BST (1300 GMT) on Thursday. |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Portimao, said: "It's our understanding that what will take place here will be a formal police interview. | The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Portimao, said: "It's our understanding that what will take place here will be a formal police interview. |
| "This is not an informal meeting of the type the McCanns have had regularly with detectives since Madeleine disappeared." | "This is not an informal meeting of the type the McCanns have had regularly with detectives since Madeleine disappeared." |
| He added that a family spokeswoman had stressed Kate McCann would be questioned as a witness not as a suspect. | |
| Mr McCann is thought to face further questioning himself on Friday. | Mr McCann is thought to face further questioning himself on Friday. |
| Madeleine was last seen on 3 May | Madeleine was last seen on 3 May |
| Portuguese police spokesman Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa said partial results from tests had been received but would give no further details. | Portuguese police spokesman Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa said partial results from tests had been received but would give no further details. |
| Samples, including suspected traces of blood, were recovered from the McCanns' holiday apartment. | |
| The UK's Forensic Science Service has spent the past month analysing samples. | The UK's Forensic Science Service has spent the past month analysing samples. |
| Last week, the McCanns launched a libel action against a Portuguese newspaper which claimed they killed their daughter. | Last week, the McCanns launched a libel action against a Portuguese newspaper which claimed they killed their daughter. |
| But a public statement from the director of police followed saying the McCanns had never been viewed as suspects. | But a public statement from the director of police followed saying the McCanns had never been viewed as suspects. |
| The McCanns have travelled extensively through Europe to raise awareness of the search for their daughter. |