29/01/08

Police in Portugal claim Kate and Gerry McCann are hindering the probe into missing Madeleine by releasing sketches of the possible kidnapper.

Detectives say officers have checked out several sightings of the “creepy” stalker that came to nothing, wasting their time.

The latest, a builder in Gibraltar, was quizzed after a tip-off but ruled out. One detective said the drawings were too vague and could “identify dozens or hundreds of people”.

But McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell hinted more sketches could be on the way “if we get any more information”.