British Police Appeal To Holidaymakers For DNA Samples

British police have appealed to tourists who stayed at the resort from where Madeleine McCann disappeared to provide DNA samples and fingerprints. It has been reported that the appeal was made after Portuguese detectives failed to identify a number of samples found at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz.

According to a British newspaper, Stuart Prior the Superintendent co-ordinating the investigation in Britain, has written to the holiday makers asking for their help. A spokeswoman for Leicestershire Constabulary would not confirm whether the Supt. had made such an appeal.

The Times newspaper report claimed that the letter explained that Portuguese detectives had drawn a blank on a number of samples recovered from the resort.
The letter from Superintendent Prior is said to have told tourists,

“I have now been asked by the Portuguese investigation team to arrange for DNA samples and fingerprints to be taken from holidaymakers living in the UK who were staying at the Ocean Club Resort.”

This comes a month after Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann were named as official suspects over the disappearance of their child.

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