McCanns ask Cameron for Madeleine probe
The parents of Madeleine McCann have asked British Prime Minister David Cameron to launch an “independent, transparent and comprehensive review of all information” related to the disappearance of their daughter.
In a letter published by the Sun on the little girl’s eighth birthday today, Kate and Gerry McCann said they had “tried in vain” to secure a formal inquiry, and “it’s not right that a young, vulnerable British citizen has essentially been given up on”.
They told Mr Cameron that “the benefits of pooling together different bits of evidence can be enormous”.
A spokesman for Mr Cameron said he wanted to make sure the Government did “all it can to help them”.
In their letter the McCanns wrote: “One call might be all that is needed to lead to Madeleine and her abductor.
“To this end we are seeking a joint independent, transparent and comprehensive review of all information held in relation to Madeleine’s disappearance.
“Thus far there has been no formal review of the material held by the police authorities.”
They added: “It is fundamental for any major incident that a case review is undertaken to identify all the avenues that could be explored that might lead to new information coming into the inquiry.”
Madeleine went missing on a family holiday to Portugal in 2007. She was nearly four when she vanished from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, as her parents dined with friends at a poolside tapas restaurant nearby.
Despite a massive police investigation and huge publicity worldwide, she has not been found.
The official Portuguese inquiry into Madeleine’s disappearance was formally shelved in July 2008, although private detectives employed by the McCanns have continued the search.
