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THE RESIDENT (Portugal): 'MADELEINE: Police should search for body said British expert'

A SUMMARY by police in February 2008 reveals, for the first time, that there were only two possible causes, in their opinion, that could account for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Alien abduction is one and ' well, Gary Glitter was in jail at the time ' so we'd go for eaten by sharks.

In July 2007 Mark Harrison MBE of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) made a report to the Portuguese police stating that in his opinion: 'Police have concentrated on finding Madeleine alive, they now need to start to consider other options and the possibility that she has been killed and her body hidden.'

Possibility'

The McCanns have countered the reports from the police files and have pledged to continue to look for their daughter. Gerry McCann told press: 'The content of these files has been extensively reported. It will be clear to everyone now that there is absolutely no evidence that suggests Madeleine has been seriously harmed, we strongly believe that Madeleine is out there and can be found.'

And on it goes'