PAPERS outlining the case against the parents of missing Madeleine McCann are expected to be passed to the public prosecutor, Portuguese police said today.

The Portimao-based prosecutor, Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses, will then decide whether to bring charges against Kate and Gerry McCann.

Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa, spokesman for the Portuguese police inquiry, said: "At the moment the inquiry is being prepared to be handed to the prosecutor in charge of the case."