Madeleine McCann: Police request more money from taxpayers for the £12m Maddie search

Madeleine McCann: Police request more money from taxpayers for the £12m Maddie search

MADELEINE MCCANN disappeared in 2007, and the hunt to track down her whereabouts has continued ever since, due to ‘determination' from cops with public funding.

By Holly Fleet
PUBLISHED:  00:39, Fri, Feb 28, 2020   | UPDATED: 07:14, Fri, Feb 28, 2020

Detectives have now asked the Home Office for money to continue their investigation when the taxpayer money runs out in a month’s time. Madeleine was only 3 years old when she disappeared while on holiday with her family in the Algarve region of Portugal.

So far the investigation has cost £12m with an extra £300k granted to the team last year after Police commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed it was still an active line of inquiry.
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “It is good news that the Met Police are seeking a new budget to continue the search for Madeleine.
"Kate and Gerry are greatly encouraged that officers still believe there is active work left to be done and do hope that the Home Office grants their request.

There have been no sightings of Maddie, who would now be a teenager, since she went missing from her hotel room while her siblings were sleeping (Image: GETTY)
“Whilst an active investigation is ongoing it gives them hope that one day they will find out what happened to Madeleine after all these years.
"The Met has an iron will determination to find the answers Kate and Gerry so desperately want.”
There have been no sightings of Maddie, who would now be a teenager since she went missing from her hotel room while her siblings were sleeping.
A Home Office spokesperson told The Sun Online: “We have received details of the Metropolitan Police Service’s anticipated spending for Operation Grange in 2020/21.
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The Madeleine McCann case has been described as “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history” due to the intense media focus in the UK (Image: GETTY)

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"Requests for funding will be considered in due course, in line with our standard Special Grant process.”
The Madeleine McCann case has been described as “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history” due to the intense media focus in the UK.
Her parents, Gerry and Kate, both 51, have never given up hope that their daughter will return home.
Last year the McCann’s thanked the British Public for supporting them by providing £300,000 to continue the search for their daughter.
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Her parents, Gerry and Kate, both 51, have never given up hope that their daughter will return home. (Image: GETTY)
In a statement on the 12th anniversary of her disappearance, they said: "The months and years roll by too quickly, Madeleine will be 16 this month.
"It's impossible to put into words just how that makes us feel.
"There is comfort and reassurance though in knowing that the investigation continues and many people around the world remain vigilant.
"Thank you to everyone who continues to support us and for your ongoing hope and belief."

Last year the McCann’s thanked the British Public for supporting them by providing £300,000 to continue the search for their daughter. (Image: GETTY)
Scotland Yard opened its Operation Grange, in 2011. The senior investigating officer announced that he was treating the disappearance as "a criminal act by a stranger", most likely a planned abduction or burglary gone wrong.
In 2013, Scotland Yard released e-fit images of men they wanted to trace, including one of a man seen carrying a child toward the beach that night.
On findmadeleine.com the McCann’s appeal for donations to continue the search for “as long as it takes.”
Last year Netflix released The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann which the McCann’s declined to be involved with.

Last year Netflix released The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann which the McCann’s declined to be involved with. (Image: GETTY)


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