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Wednesday, 12 September 2007

Police seek special powers to seize Kate's diary

Daily Mail Headline; says: 'Portuguese prosecutors have made an urgent application to seize Kate McCann's diary. Sources close to the investigation say Mrs McCann's private diary may hold the key to the investigation into the disappearance of her daughter Madeleine. The source said: "Police want to seize Kate's diary to see if it can reveal what really happened on the night."

Yesterday the public prosecutor requested an item be seized within 24 hours. That is now thought to be Mrs McCann's diary, according to the Evening Standard newspaper. The judge in the case, Pedro Miguel dos Anjos Frias, has a day to grant the request, thought to be highly unusual.

Separate sources are also reporting that police also want to confiscate Madeleine's toys, including her favourite Cuddle Cat, which Mrs McCann has clung on to ever since her daughter vanished. Police will want to examine the toys for forensic evidence to see how much DNA they contain of Madeleine and whether that would be sufficient to be left in the boot of the McCanns' hire car.