[NOTE: Title changed to "Madeleine McCann dumped in lake, claims lawyer" and first line "Lawyer's underworld tip" removed.]
12 January 2008
Mirror
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| Marcos Aragão Correia |
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Lawyer's underworld tip
Madeleine McCann was raped, murdered and her body dumped in a remote reservoir within 48 hours of her disappearance, a Portuguese lawyer has claimed.
Marcos Correia said his information came from the underworld on May 6 - three days after she vanished.
But he claims police failed to act because they believed parents Kate and Gerry were involved.
The McCanns' private detective agency, Metodo 3, is investigating.
Mr Correia fears a paedophile ring abducted Madeleine, four, and dumped her in the Barragem do Arade reservoir, near Silves, 40 miles from Praia da Luz where the family stayed. He said: "The description I was given corresponds with the place perfectly."
In October police combed the Reservoir da Brevura, 15 miles from Praia da Luz.
Metodo 3 is also probing a sighting in Silves on May 5 of a woman said to look like suspect Robert Murat's girlfriend Michaela Walczuch, handing a child to a man.
Mr Correia said police also told him they think Madeleine may have been switched from one car to another in Silves. The McCanns' spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "The matter is in the hands of our investigators."
British gardener Dan Groom, 30, quizzed by cops over Madeleine's disappearance, said he is the victim of a "smear campaign" after an anonymous email was sent to police.
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Madeleine McCann dumped in lake, claims lawyer
Madeleine McCann was raped, murdered and her body dumped in a remote reservoir within 48 hours of her disappearance, a Portuguese lawyer has claimed.
Marcos Correia said his information came from the underworld on May 6 - three days after she vanished.
But he claims police failed to act because they believed her parents Kate and Gerry were involved.
The McCanns' private detective agency Metodo 3 is now investigating. Mr Correia fears a paedophile ring abducted Madeleine, four, and dumped her in the Barragem do Arade reservoir, near Silves, 40 miles from Praia da Luz where the family stayed.
He said: "The description I was given corresponds with the place perfectly." In October police combed the Reservoir da Brevura, 15 miles from Praia da Luz, for Madeleine. Metodo 3 is also probing a sighting in Silves on May 5 of a woman, said to look like suspect Robert Murat's girlfriend Michaela Walczuch, handing a child to a man.
Mr Correia said police also told him they think Madeleine may have been switched from one car to another in Silves.
The McCanns' spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "The matter is in the hands of our investigators."
British gardener Dan Groom, 30, quizzed by cops over Madeleine's disappearance, said he is the victim of a "smear campaign" after an anonymous email was sent to police.
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