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i watched a doco about this on the crime channel, so horrible, hard to comprehend really.
British police have left Portugal after liaising with local officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
A Scotland Yard team flew to the Algarve after British authorities sent a letter to Portuguese police requesting help with tracking down and interviewing three burglars who were in the area when Madeleine vanished.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, who is leading the investigation for the Metropolitan Police, was pictured arriving in Faro with three colleagues.
A detective at Faro airport heading back to the UK Pic: Exclusivepix
They held meetings with senior members of Portugal's Policia Judiciaria and are believed to have discussed leads recently identified by the Operation Grange investigation team in the UK.
On Wednesday afternoon the officers were pictured at the airport heading back to the UK.
Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said the letter requesting help from the Portuguese authorities is understood to have arrived in Portugal in the last couple of days.
He said: "Four detectives from Scotland Yard arrived to meet their Portuguese colleagues - there's a small team of Portuguese police working in the Algarve on behalf of Scotland Yard.
31 January 2014
