Forensic Art: Madeleine

Kate and Gerry McCann have released sketches by an FBI-trained forensic artist of a man abducting their daughter Madeleine. The sketches are based on descriptions by Jane Tanner, a friend of the McCanns. The face of the abductor has been left blank, because Ms Tanner is uncertain of facial details. She believes the child wore the same pyjamas as Madeleine. It is an appalling reflection on the Portuguese police that private detectives working for the McCanns needed to commission these pictures. Let's hope this initiative leads to a breakthrough in the case and to the rescue of Madeleine.