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Saturday was the
anniversary of the youngster’s
disappearance and prayers were said for
her at her village church in Rothley,
Leics. Heart doctor Gerry, 45, told
wellwishers: “The Met are going back out
to Portugal very soon. They are chipping
away and there is new evidence. We are
going to continue hoping we get a happy
outcome and one day we will know what’s
happening.” Kate has admitted the pair
could not be blinkered to “a worst case
scenario” but they are said to have been
buoyed by the new development. They
previously raised concerns about the
pace of progress in the new
investigation after tensions were
revealed between British and Portuguese
investigators.
The Met had said they
were confident of being able to start
“operational activity” in Portugal soon
but their hopes have so far failed to
materialise. The latest news is a sign
Portuguese detectives could be willing
to grant full access to files and
evidence their British counterparts on
Operation Grange have been requesting
for months. Sources say a team could be
in place even by the end of the week to
fly to Portugal to try to find what
happened to Madeleine, whose 11th
birthday is next Monday.
Kate, 46, said recently:
“The passing of further weeks and months
as a result of unnecessary delays and
barriers are not only frustrating, they
are distressing.
“Each day without
Madeline and each day of not knowing is
another day too many. I just want to
know if she’s alive or dead.” The former
GP told last week how she secretly
returns to the resort to feel close to
her daughter and “to walk those streets”
and “look for answers”. But she has not
been back since April last year.
Madeleine’s great uncle,
Brian Kennedy, 75, said: “We would just
like to know something, whatever news
that may because not having any idea
where Madeleine is, is so difficult.” |
