Behind the News - 11 August 2007
Belgium DNA sample 'not Madeleine'
A DNA test on a drink bottle used by a young girl in Belgium did not match that of missing Madeleine McCann, it has been claimed.
A child therapist said she was "100% sure" she saw the young British girl at a restaurant in the Flemish town of Tongeren, not far from the Dutch border, on July 28.
But newspaper reports in Belgium and Holland quoted police sources as saying the drink bottle held no DNA traces linked to Madeleine. A Belgian police spokeswoman said she was not able to confirm the reports.
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A DNA test on a drink bottle used by a young girl in Belgium did not match that of missing Madeleine McCann, it has been claimed.
A child therapist said she was "100% sure" she saw the young British girl at a restaurant in the Flemish town of Tongeren, not far from the Dutch border, on July 28.
But newspaper reports in Belgium and Holland quoted police sources as saying the drink bottle held no DNA traces linked to Madeleine. A Belgian police spokeswoman said she was not able to confirm the reports.
- Read the story
- Visit Madeleine's website