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10/07/2007
Suspect quizzed again in Madeleine case
Police are questioning the only suspect named in the inquiry surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann for the third time.
Expatriate Briton Robert Murat, 33, is being questioned at a police station in the Algarve.
Mr Murat was living a short distance from the apartment from which the four-year-old girl vanished. A huge search in the immediate area failed to locate the girl who has now been missing since May 3.
A spokesperson for Mr Murat has described the questioning as "part of the process" and said that it was always known that police would question Robert Murat again.
Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann launched a fund to enable them to stay in the area and help maintain the high profile that the case has generated.
But despite numerous appeals, and the offer of a substantial reward, no firm leads have been forthcoming in the search for the girl.
(SP/JM)
Expatriate Briton Robert Murat, 33, is being questioned at a police station in the Algarve.
Mr Murat was living a short distance from the apartment from which the four-year-old girl vanished. A huge search in the immediate area failed to locate the girl who has now been missing since May 3.
A spokesperson for Mr Murat has described the questioning as "part of the process" and said that it was always known that police would question Robert Murat again.
Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann launched a fund to enable them to stay in the area and help maintain the high profile that the case has generated.
But despite numerous appeals, and the offer of a substantial reward, no firm leads have been forthcoming in the search for the girl.
(SP/JM)
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