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McCann Friends Questioned as Maddy Hunt Starts Over

Posted Oct 22, 07 11:26 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – Portuguese police hope to question two close friends of the McCann family as new detectives attempt to make up for early bungling of the Madeleine McCann search. One of the two, who were with Maddy's parents when she disappeared, reported seeing a man carry a child from the McCanns' apartment, the Times of London reports.

Detectives are also seeking other friends who dined with the family on May 3. A new team of detectives is reviewing all the previous work on the case, reportedly criticizing the previous team harshly. “There was important material lying all over the place that hadn’t been considered by investigators,” one policeman said. “A lot of key information was discarded.”

Source Times (UK)

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The McCann parents and their lawyer   (Getty Images)
Portuguese police senior detective Paulo Rebelo talks to journalists in Lisbon following a major drug bust in this file photo of Aug. 25, 2000. Rebelo, a senior criminal investigation coordinator at national...   (Associated Press)
This March 2007 file photo released by the McCann family Friday, May 4, 2007, shows 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann. Police are analyzing a photo allegedly taken in north Morocco of a girl who...   (Associated Press)
This May 2005 picture made available, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, by friends of the McCann family shows Madeleine McCann. The family of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann said Saturday it was planning a...   (Associated Press)
Kate McCann (C) leaves her home in Rothley.   (Getty Images (by Event))
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