"The British police assisted with the most advanced forensic science available." As they did in the case of Angela Cannings and Sally Clark, convicted of killing their children, and jailed - and subsequently cleared.

And of course at this time none of us have any reliable evidence about what the forensic evidence consists of in relation to Madeleine. We have leaks and speculation. And "gut feelings".

This isn't a detective story, where the least likely suspect is always a good bet. It's not a game where the aim is to guess the answer before the author has given all the clues. There us no reason in the world for onlookers to rush to judgement. Such evidence as there is will be open to scrutiny soon enough.