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| 'No current plan' to quiz McCanns | |
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| The parents of Madeleine McCann will not be re-questioned at the present time over her disappearance, Portuguese prosecutors have said. | The parents of Madeleine McCann will not be re-questioned at the present time over her disappearance, Portuguese prosecutors have said. |
| The attorney general's office said no new evidence had emerged to justify questioning Gerry and Kate McCann, who remain official suspects in the case. | The attorney general's office said no new evidence had emerged to justify questioning Gerry and Kate McCann, who remain official suspects in the case. |
| Prosecutors said investigations into other lines of inquiry would continue. | Prosecutors said investigations into other lines of inquiry would continue. |
| Madeleine went missing from the family apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve on 3 May. | Madeleine went missing from the family apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve on 3 May. |
| The McCanns were declared suspects in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter on 7 September. | |
| 'Encouraging' | |
| They are now back at their home in Rothley, Leicestershire. | |
| The Portuguese authorities said their would be no change to the McCanns' status as "arguidos" - or official suspects. | |
| They will be able to stay at their family home as long as it is registered with Portuguese police. There are no plans at the moment for them to be re-called to Portugal. | |
| Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Mr and Mrs McCann were pleased at what they had heard. | |
| "On the face of it it does appear to be encouraging," he said. | |
| "Beyond that I cannot comment on the detail of it but Gerry and Kate were obviously pleased to hear this." |