Remains ‘unlikely’ to be missing Madeline

The remains of a child found dumped in a suitcase in the South Australian bush are highly unlikely to be those of British girl Madeline McCann, police say.

“There is absolutely no evidence at this point in time to suggest that the child concerned is Madeleine McCann,” South Australian police commissioner Grant Stevens told reporters.

“We’re prepared to consider any possibility but to suggest something like that at this point in time would purely be speculation for the benefit of getting attention.”