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| New search at McCann suspect home | New search at McCann suspect home |
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| Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have renewed their search of the home of 33-year-old Briton Robert Murat. | Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have renewed their search of the home of 33-year-old Briton Robert Murat. |
| Up to 10 officers returned to the home of the only official suspect in the case, in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve. | Up to 10 officers returned to the home of the only official suspect in the case, in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve. |
| Four-year-old Madeleine was abducted in May, while she slept in her family's holiday apartment. | Four-year-old Madeleine was abducted in May, while she slept in her family's holiday apartment. |
| Mr Murat's house - about 100m (330 ft) from the apartment - was initially searched days after she vanished. | Mr Murat's house - about 100m (330 ft) from the apartment - was initially searched days after she vanished. |
| Police, including two British detectives, arrived at the house at 0700 (0600GMT) on Saturday. | Police, including two British detectives, arrived at the house at 0700 (0600GMT) on Saturday. |
| Officers cordoned off several areas in the grounds of the property, which is thick with vegetation, and used rakes and hedge trimmers to clear them. | |
| Their search is expected to last four days. | Their search is expected to last four days. |
| Mr Murat was not arrested or questioned. He was on the premises with his lawyer as the search was conducted. | |
| Vegetation was cleared from the site. Later a British sniffer dog searched the site. | |
| The next phase would be for the police to bring in some type of scanning machinery to detect, for example, something buried underground. | |
| Potentially, phase three would be for the police to decide whether or not to dig on the premises. | Potentially, phase three would be for the police to decide whether or not to dig on the premises. |
| 'Sighting' | 'Sighting' |
| The property is owned by Mr Murat's mother. | |
| A friend says he has remained upbeat about the search, and believes that it could finally prove his innocence. | A friend says he has remained upbeat about the search, and believes that it could finally prove his innocence. |
| Mr Murat's house is not far from where the McCanns were staying | Mr Murat's house is not far from where the McCanns were staying |
| Mr Murat was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, on 3 May, but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. The property was searched then too. | Mr Murat was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, on 3 May, but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. The property was searched then too. |
| The search comes as police investigate a possible sighting of Madeleine in Belgium. | The search comes as police investigate a possible sighting of Madeleine in Belgium. |
| Detectives have issued a sketch of a Dutch man and an English woman seen with the girl in a restaurant in Tongeren on the Dutch border. | Detectives have issued a sketch of a Dutch man and an English woman seen with the girl in a restaurant in Tongeren on the Dutch border. |
| A customer at the restaurant said she was "100% sure" she had seen the four-year-old. | A customer at the restaurant said she was "100% sure" she had seen the four-year-old. |
| Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann have also travelled to Spain to mark the three months since her abduction. | Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann have also travelled to Spain to mark the three months since her abduction. |