Portugal ? A British couple named as suspects in the disappearance of their 4-year-old daughter in Portugal are to return home today, a family spokeswoman said.

Kate and Gerry McCann have strenuously professed their innocence since police declared them formal suspects Friday following hours of grueling interrogation.

The couple is leaving “with the full knowledge of the Portuguese authorities and police,” family spokeswoman Justine McGuinness said.

She said the couple planned to catch a 9:30 a.m. flight at Faro airport in southern Portugal to East Midlands, Britain.

She did not provide further details.