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Police Agree To Pay Another $270,000 In The Search For Maddie McCann

Maddie's been missing for 11 years - by Milly Haddrick
  • 14 Nov 2018
Police Agree To Pay Another $270,000 In The Search For Maddie McCann

After a period of uncertainty for the McCann family over funding, the London Metropolitan Police have today agreed to pay a further £150,000 ($270,000) to investigate the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

It was reported back in September that the McCann family had been forced to shut down their website ‘The Madeleine Fund’ due to a lack of financial support.

To make matters worse for the family, funding for Operation Grange had also run out, meaning the McCann’s were uncertain about the fate of the task force set up to find their missing daughter.

The mysterious disappearance of Maddie McCann has remained one of the most famous missing person's cases in the world since the toddler was presumably abducted from the family’s hotel room in Portugal, back in 2007.

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Kate And Gerry McCann in a BBC interview to mark the 10 Year anniversary of Maddie's disappearance

Operation Grange has slowly lost momentum over the subsequent 11 years, having been cut from 29 detectives to just four in 2015.

Maddie’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have never given up hope that their daughter is alive in Portugal, and the extra funds mean there is still an opportunity that she may be found.

A spokesperson for the family made a statement on behalf of the McCann’s expressing their gratitude to the Home Office, "They are very encouraged that the Met Police still believe there is work left to be done in the search for their daughter and they remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office for providing an extra budget for the investigation.”

The extra funding will guarantee the search for Maddie continues until March 2019.

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Milly Haddrick
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Milly is a freelance journalist who devours all news, from the latest in Australian politics to Meghan and Harry's cutest couple moments. Milly is a devout tea enthusiast who's a firm believer in quality downtime, her weekends are usually spent exploring a new cafe with a nice cuppa and the crossword.

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