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McCanns seek 'Beckham lookalike' McCanns seek 'Beckham lookalike'
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Private detectives hired by Madeleine McCann's parents want to trace a "Victoria Beckham lookalike" with an Australian accent.Private detectives hired by Madeleine McCann's parents want to trace a "Victoria Beckham lookalike" with an Australian accent.
The woman is being sought because of something she said to two British men who met her in Barcelona three days after Madeleine went missing. The woman is being sought because of something she said to a British man who met her in Barcelona several days after Madeleine went missing.
A press conference is currently taking place in London. Former detective inspector Dave Edgar said it was a "significant" lead.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, was three when she went missing from a holiday flat in Portugal on 3 May 2007.Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, was three when she went missing from a holiday flat in Portugal on 3 May 2007.
Pursuing leadsPursuing leads
The two men first saw the woman when they were drinking in bars in Barcelona's The private detectives believe the woman may have important information about Madeleine's disappearance from the Algarve's Praia Da Luz.
Port Olimpic Marina at about 2am on May 7 2007. Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann did not attend the press conference. Instead, Mr Edgar appeared alongside the McCann's spokesman Clarence Mitchell.
She was said to be well-dressed but appeared agitated and kept walking up and
down outside the El Ray de la Gamba restaurant bar, apparently waiting for
somebody.
One of the witnesses, a 41-year-old British man, had a brief conversation with
her in which she apparently thought he was the person she was scheduled to
meet.
She said something to him that has made the McCanns' private detectives think
she may know something about Madeleine.
The witnesses said the woman was aged between 30 and 35, short and slim
Full details about the Spice Girl lookalike will be released later. The private detectives believe she may have important information about Madeleine's disappearance from the Algarve's Praia Da Luz.
Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann will not be attending the press conference, instead former detective inspector Dave Edgar will appear alongside the McCann's spokesman Clarence Mitchell.
Mr Edgar and a second retired British detective, Arthur Cowley, were hired by the McCanns to continue the search for their daughter after the official Portuguese investigation was shelved in July last year.Mr Edgar and a second retired British detective, Arthur Cowley, were hired by the McCanns to continue the search for their daughter after the official Portuguese investigation was shelved in July last year.
The two former policemen have visited a number of European countries in the pursuit of leads.The two former policemen have visited a number of European countries in the pursuit of leads.
This week Leicestershire Police said it had spent almost £750,000 assisting the Portuguese police in their inquiry.This week Leicestershire Police said it had spent almost £750,000 assisting the Portuguese police in their inquiry.