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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 a British man who met her in Barcelona several 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. |
| Former detective inspector Dave Edgar said it was a "significant" lead. | 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 leads | Pursuing leads |
| The private detectives believe that the woman may have important information about Madeleine's disappearance from the Algarve's Praia Da Luz. | |
| Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann did not attend the press conference. Instead, Mr Edgar appeared alongside the McCann's spokesman Clarence Mitchell. | Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann did not attend the press conference. Instead, Mr Edgar appeared 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. |