Spanish police on the Costa del Sol are today speaking to the brother of missing Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick as efforts continue to fiind the Dublin teenager.
A spokesman for the family confirmed that 17-year-old Dean Fitzpatrick was being interviewed by police in Mijas, where Amy went missing 13 days ago.
He said the questioning was part of a routine inquiry, as were earlier interviews with the girl's mother and stepfather.
The search for Amy has this week been scaled down as police in Spain admit the authorities are not certain that they are dealing with an abduction case.
An two-day search last week, involving some 230 police officers and volunteers, in Mijas, Fuengirola and parts of Marbella failed to turn up any clues.
Amy had not attended school for several months and last week, the headmaster of her secondary school in Mijas said her frequent absences from school since 2005 had been reported to her family and the local authorities.