MADELEINE
McCANN'S parents have pleaded to be told of any evidence which proves
their daughter has been harmed.
Recent reports, attributed to police sources in Portugal, have suggested detectives
believe the four-year-old is dead.
Gerry and Kate McCann spoke to reporters as they prepared to mark the 100th day
since their daughter's disappearance.
Mr McCann said there had been a "shift" in the police investigations.
But he said he was still unaware of any evidence that Madeleine was not alive.
"I think, as parents, if there is evidence then we need to know about
it."
He added: "There has been a shift in the investigation and the way it was
proceeding previously.
"Now if that means we're starting with a new slate, we've always said all
scenarios are possible, and we have always done everything to co-operate.
"We've stayed here, we've worked with the investigation, and everything
that we have done in the last 100 days has been with the belief that Madeleine
was taken alive, and I haven't seen any concrete evidence to the
contrary."
Speculation is mounting that the only official suspect in the case,
Anglo-Portuguese expatriate Robert Murat, 33, is to be formally cleared in the
coming weeks.
The McCanns have received regular updates on the investigation from Portuguese
police, most recently on Wednesday.
Mr Murat, who has always insisted he is entirely innocent, hopes to receive a
letter formally clearing him of his status as a suspect in the coming days or
weeks, his lawyer Francisco Pagarete said.
The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, insisted yesterday they would not be
"bullied" into leaving Portugal by a growing backlash
against them.
Mr Pagarete claimed locals in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz
wanted the family to go home. |
