Speculation is mounting that prosecutors in the Madeleine McCann case want to secure more items from the family.
There are claims that British police are preparing to seek possessions from Kate and Gerry McCann, on behalf of the Portuguese authorities, though the force in their home county, Leicestershire, has said it is not aware of any such request.
Sources said yesterday that police want to examine Mrs McCann's private diary.
Detectives have passed their dossier of evidence against the couple to Algarve-based public prosecutor Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses. He immediately ordered that the files should go before a criminal instructional judge.
Reports in Portugal said the prosecutor had made a number of requests of the judge, including the seizure of the diary. One newspaper reported that the authorities took it last week, along with correspondence belonging to the McCanns.
Police also intend to seize some of Madeleine's toys for forensic analysis, according to another newspaper. Among them will be Cuddle Cat, a pink stuffed animal which Mrs McCann has been seen clutching almost continuously since the young girl went missing from the family's holiday apartment in the Algarve on May 3rd.
Mr McCann's sister, Philomena McCann, said the possibility that police might seize the toy was a "disgrace".
The McCanns announced yesterday they would not use money raised for the fund to find Madeleine to pay for their legal defence.