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Kate and
Gerry McCann will meet with Home Secretary
Theresa May
amid speculation a new investigation could be opened into the
disappearance of their daughter
Madeleine.
The Home Office confirmed Mrs May will meet with the couple to discuss
how the search for their daughter, who has been missing for more than
three years,
is progressing.
The couple requested to meet with the new Home Secretary as part of
their push for a review of all the information in the hands of the
British and Portugese authorities.
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The search continues: Kate and Gerry McCann are calling for
a fresh probe into the disappearance of their daughter
Madeleine |
Former Labour Home Secretary
Alan Johnson
last year ordered an
internal review of evidence and an outline of how a new investigation
into Madeleine's disappearance might work.
It is understood the report is almost complete, and could pave the way
for a fresh probe into the case.
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Meeting: Theresa May has taken a close interest in Maddie's
case since becoming Home Secretary |
But the Metropolitan Police said it had no plans to reopen the
investigation.
Madeleine was nearly
four
when she went missing from her
family's holiday flat in
Praia da Luz
in the Algarve, Portugal, on the night of May 3
2007 as her parents dined with friends nearby.
Despite a massive police investigation and huge publicity worldwide, the
little girl has still not been found.
The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, believe she was abducted from
their rented
holiday
apartment while they ate dinner with friends at a nearby
restaurant.
They travelled back to Portugal ahead of the third anniversary of her
disappearance to ask police to reopen their investigation, which was
shelved in July 2008 when the couple were formally cleared as suspects.
The couple have spearheaded a high-profile search to find their
daughter, but have told of their frustration that no police force is
actively looking for Madeleine.
In a poignant message to her daughter on the May 3 anniversary, Mrs
McCann said: 'We love you very much, Madeleine, and we're not going to
stop what we're doing.'
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Missing: Madeleine McCann has not been seen since May 3,
when she disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in
Praia da Luz, Portugal |
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