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Police in the Algarve are following up tips from psychics in
their hunt for Madeleine McCann.
They have amassed a pile of "leads" and say they have to
investigate them in case one turns out to be true.
Four weeks after the little girl disappeared, the desperate
search has also resorted to investigating calls from people
who describe dreams about her.
Police have been heavily criticised for their failed efforts
to find four-year-old Madeleine, snatched from her holiday
apartment in Praia da Luz on May 3.
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Hug of love: Madeleine's sister
Amelie is delighted to be reunited with her
mother yesterday in Praia da Luz after Kate and
Gerry McCann's pilgrimage to see the Pope |
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parents Kate and Gerry McCann, 38-year-old doctors from
Leicestershire, have started running their own campaign,
which took them to see the Pope this week.
They were
back in the Algarve yesterday, to spend time with their
two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie before heading on to
Madrid, leaving the children with relatives.
Portuguese police say leads "from beyond" arrive by email,
letter and phone every day.
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Comfort: Gerry McCann with son Sean |
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Kate and Gerry McCann have started running their
own campaign to to find their daughter, which
took them to see the Pope this week |
Many come from Britain and they have had to bring a
translator from Lisbon. Some messages are very detailed,
with hand-drawn maps and coordinates.
Officers say they have to investigate them all as one might
turn out to be from the kidnapper, playing a warped game of
cat-and-mouse.
Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa denied the investigation had
stalled, saying: "At any moment there could be news."
Portuguese police have passed information on Madeleine's
possible whereabouts to forces in Britain who have stormed
homes in the UK as a result, although it is not known
whether these tips came from psychics.
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It is an emotional moment as Kate and Gerry
McCann come face to face with the Pope in Rome |
A woman in South London was shocked when she arrived home to
find police had broken in.
Debbie Seepersad, 40, said: "They said there was information
Madeleine was inside. They were kind of apologetic but it is
an invasion of privacy. Anyone could call up the police and
give them anyone's address
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Four-year-old Madeleine McCann has been missing
since May 3 |
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