Madeleine McCann investigation set to receive fresh cash injection on eve of 17th anniversary

by **Jill Havern** 01.05.24 18:37

Madeleine McCann investigation to receive up to a further £192,000

Nick Lester, Chief Lords Reporter
Wed, 1 May 2024 at 3:29 pm BST·2-min read

Up to a further £192,000 has been granted by the Home Office for the Scotland Yard investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
The confirmation of the latest annual funding for Operation Grange was revealed in a parliamentary written answer by Home Office minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
He also said that as of March this year, the Metropolitan Police had spent £13.2 million investigating the high-profile case.
It comes as the McCann family mark the 17th anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance on May 3.
This month is also her 21st birthday.

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Kate and Gerry McCann (Joe Giddens/PA)

Madeleine vanished in 2007 while on holiday with her parents in Praia da Luz, Portugal, after they left the then three-year-old and her younger twin siblings asleep in their apartment while they went out to dinner with friends.
Responding to a parliamentary written question by Conservative peer Lord Black of Brentwood, Lord Sharpe said: “For the year 2024-25 the Home Office has agreed to provide up to £192,000 to the Metropolitan Police Service through special grant funding for Operation Grange, the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
“At March 31 2024, the total cost of the investigation was £13.2 million.”
He added: “Operation Grange’s special grant budget currently funds a team of three police officers and one member of police staff, all of whom operate on a part-time basis.
“Special grant funding is reviewed annually by the Home Office.
“The department also liaises regularly with the Operation Grange investigation team to assess progress and challenge the use of funds as necessary.”
The prime suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance is currently on trial in Germany charged with unrelated sex offences, allegedly committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
The 47-year-old German, only known as Christian B because of the country’s strict privacy laws, spent many years in Portugal – including in Praia da Luz around the time of Madeleine’s disappearance.
He is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape of an elderly woman at her home in the resort town in 2005.
He had denied all the charges against him and any involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance.

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https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/east-midlands/news/the-madeleine-mccann-investigation-getting-another-pound192k/

https://www.gbnews.com/news/madeleine-mccann-investigation-cash-injection-17th-anniversary-home-office

by Ladyinred 01.05.24 19:17

21 is a milestone birthday. Time for an end to the investigation in the UK.

RIP Madeleine.

by Silentscope 01.05.24 19:56

What 'investigation' ???

by Ladyinred 01.05.24 20:05

Yes, I should have written, "investigation".

One day we might be told exactly what £13 million has been spent on, and what the staff involved have been doing all these years.

OG is an enigma.

by Liz Eagles 01.05.24 20:49

Ladyinred wrote:21 is a milestone birthday. Time for an end to the investigation in the UK.

RIP Madeleine.

In a Leicestershire village there will be a gathering outside an Anglican church at a war memorial with a media presence. Candles will be lit, prayers will be said. Justice will be absent.

by Liz Eagles 01.05.24 20:49

Ladyinred wrote:21 is a milestone birthday. Time for an end to the investigation in the UK.

RIP Madeleine.

In a Leicestershire village there will be a gathering outside an Anglican church at a war memorial with a media presence. Candles will be lit, prayers will be said. Justice will be absent.

by Silentscope 01.05.24 21:45

13M according to OG has been spent on getting the answers Kate and Gerry need.

To get themselves off of the Hook, and blame anyone else but them.

For whatever really happened earlier that week.

by **Jill Havern** 02.05.24 5:39

Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13372083/madeleine-mccann-disappearance-investigation-grant.html

GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/news/madeleine-mccann-investigation-cash-injection-17th-anniversary-home-office

LBC: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/madeleine-mccann-extra-funding-met-police/

Breakingnews.ie: https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/madeleine-mccann-investigation-to-receive-up-to-a-further-192000-1620504.html

ITVX: https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-05-02/extra-funding-granted-for-investigation-into-madeleine-mccanns-disappearance

https://sbtnews.sbt.com.br/noticia/Mundo/caso-madeleine-mc-cann-custo-de-investigacao-chega-a-r-85-7-milhoes

by Liz Eagles 02.05.24 7:10

Colin Sutton revealed on this forum if my memory serves me correctly that he was warned off taking on the case by a person of senior rank because he would not be able to conduct a thorough investigation.

by crusader 02.05.24 7:24

Probably just as well, Sutton also said Madeleine was stolen by slave traders and smuggled into Africa for a rich family.

by **Jill Havern** 02.05.24 10:02

The Independent's just caught up
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/madeleine-mccann-met-police-investigation-cost-b2538379.html

by **Jill Havern** 02.05.24 12:42

https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/1785995366980083902

by Jimtheblue 02.05.24 20:25

Their getting no money,it’s all a con,just trying to convince people to
believe the lies they have peddled from the get go.Who would believe
our cop’s anyway most of our police are devoid of a spine.

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