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Madeleine McCann search: 'stupid' British police face backlash from
Portuguese locals |
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Graffiti describing British police as
'stupid' and accusing Kate and Gerry
McCann is scrawled on a wall after
officers began searching a second site |
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British police and their
Portuguese counterparts
search a patch of scrubland
just outside Praia da Luz
Photo: Nick Ansell/PA |
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Madeleine McCann investigation is facing
a backlash from Portuguese locals as
officers begin searching a second site.
Graffiti slurring the McCann family and
describing British police as "stupid"
appeared scrawled on a wall opposite a
new site being investigated.
Sniffer dogs are being used on the area
near where Madeleine McCann went missing
in Portugal seven years ago after a
fresh area of land was cordoned off by
police in the Algarve resort of Praia da
Luz at first light this morning.
The words "policia ingesa [sic]
estupidos" appeared on a nearby wall, as
well as accusations against the McCanns,
alleging they were responsible for her
disappearance.
Two dogs from South Wales Police were
seen with their handlers inside the
cordon and appeared to be concentrating
on a small area which has been marked
out with police tape inside.
A third officer could be seen with them
examining notes.
The new area is on the outskirts of the
town, around 15 minutes walk from the
Ocean Club resort where the McCann
family were staying when the child went
missing in May 2007, aged three.
Specialist teams spent last week
scouring an area of land closer to the
holiday apartment where they were
staying.
The operation was extended after British
police applied to the judiciary to spend
an extra seven days in the resort but no
work had been carried out previously
this week due to a Portuguese national
holiday.
A spokesman for the McCann family said
they declined to comment on the
graffiti, which was written in large
letters in Portuguese overnight.
Further officers arrived at the new site
this morning and stood around having
discussions and surveying the large
area.
Further tape was marked out inside the
square area within the cordon, appearing
to highlight specific areas of interest
to police.
Nine officers lined up and began
carrying out a methodical search inside
the smaller cordoned-off area.
They moved slowly forwards, poking the
grassy area with sticks as they studied
the ground for anything suspicious, with
some of them bending over to take a
closer look at times.
Officers began using a pickaxe and
shovel to dig within the small section,
while others stood in a group watching
them work.
They spent a few minutes digging at the
earth, which is very dry due to the warm
climate. |
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