This is the first time I have read this , the govt saying there is no evidence of abduction or otherwise, therefore mirrorring what the PT AG said in his summing up:
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The British government's Foreign & Commonwealth Office also made their view clear, post-arguido, in December 2009, when responding to a Freedom of Information request about the missing child, Ben Needham. They wrote: 'You will also be aware of the Madeleine McCann case. Both this and the Needham case are categorised as a missing persons, rather than child abduction cases, as there is no evidence in either case to support whether the children were or were not abducted.'
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http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14958708-scotland-yard-statements-on-madeleine-mccann-fail-to-erase-the-question-marksEven Andy Redwood does not categorically state he believes she was abducted, all he was saying if you read between the lines, is the possibility was there for a criminal act by a stranger:
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Yes, I mean, you know, we have conducted a forensic analysis of the timeline, and there is clearly opportunity there - for Madeleine McCann to have been removed from that apartment alive - and it is our belief, as experienced investigators - on the evidence, that, um that you know, that that, that is as a criminal act - and that has been, you know, undertaken by by a stranger, and so from that - she’s… and there are other cases around the world, .....
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