UK police say they know who kidnapped Madeleine McCann.
UK police have revealed that they now believe thieves snatched Madeleine McCann from a Portuguese beach resort back in 2007, in a burglary ‘gone wrong’.
Moreover, Scotland Yard believe they know who kidnapped the British four-year-old, after identifying and analysing the phone records of three men who apparently comprised a burglary gang – who chose to prey on tourists – in Praia da Luz in 2007.
UK police believe that the thieves may have broken into the McCann’s apartment, woken Madeleine, and fled with her after the crime.
Scotland Yard have also expressed dissatisfaction with the Portuguese investigation into the case, and are frustrated by the fact they cannot make any arrests in the country. UK detectives want to arrest the men for questioning, but are unable to do so before negotiations between the two governments which will give them permission to pursue the case further within Portugal.
Melbourne police officers injured after an explosion during a house call.
One Melbourne police officer is fighting for her life, another is in a critical condition, and yet another police officer and two fire-fighters have sustained serious injuries after an explosion during a house call in Middle Park yesterday evening. The first officer sustained burns to 90% of her body.
Emergency services initially arrived at the scene at about 9.00pm, to check on a man who had threatened to self harm. That man also needed treatment for burns, and is currently under police guard in hospital.
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How I feel for Madeleine's parents. What a truly awful, frustrating, desperately heartbreaking nightmare they've been through. I hope they can finally get all the answers they need. I would need to know what happened to my baby, to the very end.
Me too. I don't think you could ever rest until you had some answers, however awful the truth might be.
One thing I'm constantly perplexed by with this case though is why news like this is broken to the media so early? Shouldn't Scotland Yard be liaising with Portuguese detectives and making arrests first before anything's announced publicly? Doesn't this just tip off the wanted men and give them time to go into hiding or flee the country? There must be some thinking behind it (maybe to put pressure on the Portuguese authorities to help), but I find it strange all the same.