Madeleine McCann: 'Strange Englishman' photographed children on Isla de Margarita beach in Venezuela!

Last month police shelved their investigation and finally cleared the couple, both 40-year-old doctors from Rothley, Leicestershire, of involvement in Madeleine's disappearance.

Portuguese files also reveal Trevor Francis, a British yachtsman, told police he had seen Madeleine on the island of Margarita on May 16 this year. Mr Francis, who is retired but owns a nursing home in Worthing, West Sussex, and captains a charter yacht, told police in a statement in June: 'I saw the little blemish in her right eye. She really stood out. She was the absolute image of the missing Madeleine.' Mr Francis said he was having lunch at a restaurant in the town of Porlamar on Margarita, which is part of Venezuela, when the girl arrived with three women who looked Spanish or South American. He said: 'I was afraid to do anything. I decided to get a good look to make sure it was her so I could report it.' The girl looked healthy, but seemed 'sullen and refused to eat', he said. His report has been sent to the Portuguese and Venezuelan authorities.