Madeleine McCann news: Police chief reveals SHOCK bombshell in hunt for Maddie
A TOP cop has lashed out at the £100,000 extra funding - on top of £11 million already spent - given to the search for Madeleine McCann, calling it a “thankless task.”
The shock bombshell from Colin Sutton who turned down the opportunity to lead the inquiry into Maddie’s disappearance told a documentary her corpse could be buried in any of 600 ancient Portuguese wells.
Now Mr Sutton said: “It’s almost impossible without specific intelligence that would allow you to focus on a specific area.
“It would be very easy to secrete something there and be very confident it wouldn’t be found.”
Forensic scientist David Barclay agrees with Mr Sutton, calling Praia da Luz, Portugal, “the easiest place to hide a body.”
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Maddie vanished from an apartment in the region in 2007, when she was just 3-years-old, as her parents dined at a nearby tapas restaurant.
Kate and Gerry McCann remain optimistic that one day the search will find their missing daughter, who would now be almost 15-years-old.
The parents have set up a ‘Find Maddie Fund’ and raised £728,508 to hire private investigators who can help the search.
Funds raised by the account come mainly from public donations - and if the police’s ‘Operation Grange,’ which wants to find Maddie, ever stops, then the McCanns plan to continue the hunt.
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Last year, detectives admitted they were pursuing a “critical line of inquiry.”
Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell said: “The Met Police will put in a further request for funds if they feel work still needs to be done.
“Money in the Madeleine Fund gives Kate and Gerry the option to pick up their own inquiries again, if they choose, with private investigators.
“They are very encouraged that the Met Police still believe there is work left to be done and they are incredibly grateful to the Home Office for providing an extra budget for the investigation.”
The Home Office approved the extra £100,000 last week, with Operation Grange funding approved on a six-monthly basis.
Between October 2017-March 2018, the Government gave £154,000.
A Home Office spokesman said: “The Government remains committed to the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
“We have briefed the Metropolitan Police Service that its application for special grant funding for Operation Grange will be granted.”