Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today denied further claims he was seen near the young girl’s apartment on the night she vanished, a friend said.

Robert Murat, the first person to be declared an official suspect over Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, tonight broke his silence over his experience.

It is thought that a second suspect is under surveillance following the abduction of Madeleine McCann in Portugal.

THE parents of missing Madeleine McCann were praying for their daughter’s safe return last night after a dramatic development in the abduction case.