Portugal drops Madeleine case

Portugal's chief public prosecutor on Monday dropped the case on the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann pending any new leads and cleared her parents of suspicion of involvement. Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom in an Algarve resort...

Portugal's chief public prosecutor on Monday dropped the case on the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann pending any new leads and cleared her parents of suspicion of involvement.

Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom in an Algarve resort on May 3 last year, a few days before her fourth birthday.

The case has grabbed international headlines, especially after police named the parents as suspects. Police have failed to find the girl or sufficient evidence to charge anybody.

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