Madeleine McCann’s parents face an agonising wait after ‘clues were found’ at Algarve reservoir

Madeleine McCann’s parents face months of agony as they wait for the results of forensics testing on clues found during a three-day search operation in Portugal.

Investigators cleared a large area of woodland at the Algarve reservoir and dug eight deep holes to collect samples, which have been sent for forensic and DNA testing in Germany.

Scientists are expected to have initial results next week, sources say, but it is feared it could take months for a full analysis to be completed.

Investigators had been looking for a gun and camcorder stolen from prime suspect Christian Brueckner’s house.

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