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It was almost 10 years ago when
Madeleine McCann went missing in
Portugal
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Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann,
face fresh heartbreak after new
comments
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Crime expert Moita Flores claimed
that their daughter 'died in their
apartment'
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Madeleine McCann
(pictured) went missing
while on holiday in
Praia da Luz in Portugal |
The parents of Madeleine McCann are
facing fresh heartbreak after a
criminal investigator made an
outrageous claim that their daughter
'died in the apartment'.
Moita Flores, a Portuguese crime
expert, has lashed out at Kate, 49,
and Gerry McCann, 48, as they
approach the 10th anniversary of
Maddie's disappearance.
Mr Flores, who was once involved
with the Policia Judiciaria - who
conducted the initial search - said:
'Maddie died in that apartment, I
have no doubt.'
His outburst was reported on a
Portuguese website and he
questioned: 'Why this child when
there are so many others who have
disappeared?'
Referring to claims that the toddler
was abducted, Mr Flores added: 'It
would have been impossible to get
through a window with a child',
reports The Sun Online.
The comments come as police in the
Algarve desperately search for a
worker who may have clues about the
disappearance in 2007.
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Detectives believe the worker 'kept
secrets' from them as they carried out
the initial investigation almost 10
years ago.
An insider has revealed officers are
searching for a Portuguese man who was
nearby when the three-year-old went
missing while on holiday in the Ocean
Club resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
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Kate and Gerry McCann,
from Leicestershire, will
not be 'fuelling' any of the
'speculation', according to
their spokesman
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The views of Mr Flores, 64, mirror those
of police chief Goncalo Amaral. The
Portuguese officer recently won a libel
battle against the McCanns after
appealing.
But Clarence Mitchell, a spokesman for
the couple, from from Rothley,
Leicestershire, said they will not be
making a comment following Mr Flores'
remarks.
He told The Sun Online: 'Kate and Gerry
will not be fuelling any of this pure
speculation with any comment
whatsoever.'
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Moita Flores, who was
once involved with the
Policia Judiciaria - who
conducted the initial
search - said: 'Maddie
died in that apartment,
I have no doubt' |
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Mr Flores, a researcher and a
writer, wants British police to
invest a portion of their new
£85,000 Home Office money to fund a
reconstruction project in the
Algarve.
A McCann source told the website
that there is 'no proof' that Maddie
died in the apartment of 'anywhere
else'.
He said: 'Until there is any shred
of evidence her parents believe
their daughter could still be alive.
'This person (Mr Flores) is
presenting himself as a criminal
expert and is regurgitating claims
made by Mr Amaral, he is repeating
all the old assertions it seems for
shock value.'
Kate, a former GP and Gerry, a heart
doctor, said they were 'very
grateful' for the continued support
by Scotland Yard.
It came amid fears the controversial
£11.1million investigation into
Maddie's disappearance, codenamed
Operation Grange, was being
shelved.
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