Gerry McCann due at police station

Gerry McCann is due at Portimao Police station for questioning. Lawyers have confirmed that Kate Mccann has been officially made an arguida or formal suspect. It is understood that Kate is to be charged with the accidental death of Madeleine. Until now the only formal suspect has been Robert Murat who lives close to the apartment where Madeleine disappeared on the night of May 3rd. Due to the secrecy laws in Portugal the police have not been able to confirm or deny suggestions that Kate McCann may have had any involvement in the diappearance of Madeleine. Family friends are supporting Kate and continue to stress that she is innocent. Madeline's grandfather has stated to Sky News that the investigation is a farce and would be a joke if it wasn't so serious

Kate McCann fears she may be official suspect

BREAKING.... A family friend of Kate McCann says that Kate is to be declared as an official suspect later on today....The Portuguese police are seeking to find the answer to a specific 22 questions. Reports are emerging that Kate McCann faces another morning being interviewed by Portuguese police. She left the police station at Portimao last night after an intense 11 hours of questioning. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law Trisha Cameron and her lawyer, Carlo Pinto de Brao, who made a brief statement to the waiting press. He confirmed that Kate McCann was still being treated as a witness. It is understood that Gerry McCann will also face a similar ordeal later this afternoon. THE POLICE IN Portugal have not revealed why the questioning is taken place but it is believed that it may be linked to the results of the forensic tests on samples taken from the couple's apartment which were received by the authorities yesterday. The family have revealed that they fear the couple are being treated as suspects however the Portuguese police have not confirmed this. The couple 's four year old Madeleine has been missing for four months