Madeleine probe second top detective threatens to quit

The hunt for Madeleine McCann descended into chaos today after it emerged that a second senior detective on the case wants to quit.

Chief Inspector Tavares Almeida, 48, who interrogated Kate McCann, is said to have put in a request with his superiors for an extended leave of absence.

It comes as Portuguese officials admit it could be a week before the man heading the inquiry Goncalo Amaral, who was sacked earlier this week, is replaced.