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Madeleine's mother to be named suspect - spokesman
(CNN) -- The mother of Madeleine McCann expects to be named as a formal suspect by police investigating the British girl's disappearance, a family spokesman said Friday.
Kate McCann was questioned as a witness at a police station in Portimao, a town in Portugal's Algarve region, for almost 11 hours the day before, and left looking visibly shaken and drained, according to CNN's Paula Hancocks.
Family spokesman David Hughes later told The Associated Press that Kate McCann expected to be made an "arguido" -- the Portuguese word for a formal suspect -- later in the day. Madeleine's father Gerry McCann is also expected to be questioned on Friday.
When asked about reports that Kate McCann would be named a suspect in her 4-year-old daughter's disappearance, Hughes said: "They told her last night that it would happen today. That's definite."
If Kate McCann is named a formal suspect she will gain more legal protection than if she is just questioned as a witness. This would allow her to remain silent during questioning and to have legal representation.
Those involved in criminal investigations in Portugal can ask to be declared an arguidos to receive this protection although it is unclear whether Kate McCann asked to do this.
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Kate McCann was questioned as a witness at a police station in Portimao, a town in Portugal's Algarve region, for almost 11 hours the day before, and left looking visibly shaken and drained, according to CNN's Paula Hancocks.
Family spokesman David Hughes later told The Associated Press that Kate McCann expected to be made an "arguido" -- the Portuguese word for a formal suspect -- later in the day. Madeleine's father Gerry McCann is also expected to be questioned on Friday.
When asked about reports that Kate McCann would be named a suspect in her 4-year-old daughter's disappearance, Hughes said: "They told her last night that it would happen today. That's definite."
If Kate McCann is named a formal suspect she will gain more legal protection than if she is just questioned as a witness. This would allow her to remain silent during questioning and to have legal representation.
Those involved in criminal investigations in Portugal can ask to be declared an arguidos to receive this protection although it is unclear whether Kate McCann asked to do this.
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