Daily Mail Headline; says: 'The first results of DNA tests on traces of blood found in the apartment from where missing Madeleine McCann was snatched have been obtained. The premiminary results are believed to have been flown back to detectives in Portugal. Further tests are being carried out on the specks of blood at the Forensic Science Service in Birmingham. Kate and Gerry McCann hope to be notified as to whether the blood was Madeleine's before the results are made public - or leaked to the press. The couple, from Rothley, Lancashire, were said to have been furious after sources told the media that they believed Madeleine may be dead before they were told.
Portuguese media reported that the couple were demanding a meeting with detectives investigating their daughter's disappearance to ensure they were informed of developments before information was made public. However, even Madeleine's parents, both aged 39, may not be notified of the results for some time, due to Portugal's strict secrecy laws.
