A DNA sample from a girl in New Zealand has been sent to British police to quash the suggestion she could be Madeleine McCann.
Scotland Yard said the girl is not a line of inquiry and it has requested the sample to confirm statements made by New Zealand police the girl is not Madeleine.
A spokeswoman said: "This is not a line of inquiry, but just to corroborate what police in New Zealand are saying, we have requested DNA."
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