MADELEINE McCann’s mum and dad completed a 10-kilometre run in aid of a missing people’s charity.

Kate and Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished during a family holiday in Portugal almost four years ago, were joined by hundreds of families and friends of other missing people on Saturday.

Anfield-born Kate, whose mum and dad live in Mossley Hill, completed the Miles for Missing People run in London’s Regents Park wearing a t-shirt with her daughter’s face.

She said: “We are running this year to remember our Madeleine and all children who are missing.

“We hope and pray that they come home safely. We are very glad to be supporting the charity Missing People once more and helping them continue to be a lifeline when someone disappears.”

Mrs McCann applauded the charity for the help and key advice it provides when the state cannot.

She said burglary victims might get help from the state but added: “If your child goes missing or a family member goes missing sometimes you might not get anything.”

Her husband Gerry said families provided a support network for one another.

He said: “Although you don’t think you could ever carry on, actually, eventually you start to get some normality.”

The pair were joined by other families with missing relatives including Peter Lawrence, father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence, and Rachel Elias, sister of rock star Richey Edwards, rhythm guitarist and co-lyricist of Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers.