DNA samples taken during the Madeleine McCann inquiry will be discussed by forensic experts from Portugal and the UK today. Four members of the Portuguese investigation team will meet face to face with scientists from the Forensic Science Service (FSS) in Leicestershire.It is understood that DNA samples taken from a car hired by the parents of Madeleine, Gerry and Kate McCann, will be discussed.
There has been much speculation over whether the samples will or will not implicate the couple in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter. The pair remain official suspects but are not expected to be interviewed by the team from Portugal.
The McCanns' spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, said: "We understand there is no intention for the McCanns to be interviewed, or indeed anyone else. Such a meeting should not be seen as surprising. We do not see it as a significant development."
Leicestershire Police and the FSS both described the meeting as routine. (Sky News)