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| Madeleine McCann: 'Hallmarks of pre-planned abduction', police say | Madeleine McCann: 'Hallmarks of pre-planned abduction', police say |
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| Police say one reading of Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal in 2007 is that it has "all the hallmarks of a pre-planned abduction". | |
| Scotland Yard detectives have also said they are looking at burglaries and charity collectors in the area. | |
| Earlier, detectives released two e-fits of a man seen carrying a child towards the beach on 3 May 2007. | Earlier, detectives released two e-fits of a man seen carrying a child towards the beach on 3 May 2007. |
| But they have ruled out a previous sighting of another man by a friend. | |
| Madeleine was three when she disappeared from her parents' holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3 May 2007. | |
| Police have been revealing their latest findings in the search for Madeleine McCann on BBC One's Crimewatch programme. | |
| Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood, the senior Metropolitan Police investigating officer, said a number of men had been seen by witnesses in the area on the day Madeleine vanished and one theory was they could have been carrying out reconnaissance. | |
| Earlier, detectives releasing the e-fit image said a family saw the man with a blond-haired child of three or four, possibly wearing pyjamas, heading away from the McCanns' holiday apartment. | |
| The witnesses said the man was white, 20 to 40 years old and of medium build. He had short brown hair, was clean-shaven and of medium height, they added. | The witnesses said the man was white, 20 to 40 years old and of medium build. He had short brown hair, was clean-shaven and of medium height, they added. |
| Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood said he could be the man who took Madeleine from her parents' holiday home but there could be an innocent explanation. | |
| Speaking during a new appeal aired on BBC Crimewatch, Kate McCann described the moment "panic kicked in" when she saw Madeleine was missing. | |
| The Portuguese police who were originally investigating Madeleine's disappearance shelved the investigation in 2008. | The Portuguese police who were originally investigating Madeleine's disappearance shelved the investigation in 2008. |
| Scotland Yard began a review of the case in May 2011 and opened a formal investigation in July this year. | Scotland Yard began a review of the case in May 2011 and opened a formal investigation in July this year. |
| As a result, according to the police, the timeline and "accepted version of events" surrounding Madeleine's disappearance have significantly changed. | As a result, according to the police, the timeline and "accepted version of events" surrounding Madeleine's disappearance have significantly changed. |
| Det Ch Insp Redwood said he was now attaching more weight to the sighting of the man and the child at 10pm, which was later than the time it was previously believed Madeleine was taken. | Det Ch Insp Redwood said he was now attaching more weight to the sighting of the man and the child at 10pm, which was later than the time it was previously believed Madeleine was taken. |
| Madeleine and her brother and sister were left in the apartment at 8.30pm while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant. Her father, Gerry McCann, checked on them at 9.05pm and her mother, Kate, raised the alarm at 10pm. | Madeleine and her brother and sister were left in the apartment at 8.30pm while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant. Her father, Gerry McCann, checked on them at 9.05pm and her mother, Kate, raised the alarm at 10pm. |
| Thursday 3 May 2007: Timeline | Thursday 3 May 2007: Timeline |