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British Police Searching For Madeleine McCann Have Ended Forensic Investigation

British Police Searching For Madeleine McCann Have Ended Forensic Investigation

Madeleine disappeared in 2007.

Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan

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Police have brought an end to all forensic investigations involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, nine years after she went missing while on a family holiday in Portugal.

The investigation, named Operation Grange, was set up by former Prime Minister David Cameron in 2011, costing £12 million, but has reportedly not helped the police move the investigation forward.

"The final forensics were carried out about three months ago but, sadly, they didn't take us forward," a source told the Mirror. "There are no plans for any further forensic work to take place."

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Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007, aged three, after her parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, left her and her twin siblings alone in an apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort in the Algarve.

The couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, have spent nine years trying to locate their daughter, but all their attempts have been in vain.

"Until we have answers, until there is news, there will always be hope and we will do everything we can to help find Madeleine," the couple said.

Operation Grange is reportedly being shelved due to the growing amount of money being paid by taxpayers towards it, and because other areas of the police force facing budget cuts.

Words by Mark McGowan

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