Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007 in the resort of Praia da Luz in the Algarve, Portugal. The event has since generated international media attention with controversy surrounding the Portuguese-led police investigation and the actions of Madeleine's parents.
The British girl was on holiday with her parents and siblings when she disappeared from an apartment in the central area of the resort, just days short of her fourth birthday. Madeleine's parents have said that they left her unsupervised in a ground floor bedroom with her two-year-old twin siblings while they ate at a restaurant about 120 metres away.[1]
The initial investigation by the Guarda Nacional Republicana, the first police to be called to the crime scene, concluded that she had been abducted.[2] After further investigation, the Polícia Judiciária (Portuguese criminal investigation police) subsequently stated that there was a strong hypothesis that she might have died in her room.[3][4] During the investigation there were a number of unconfirmed claimed sightings of Madeleine in Portugal and elsewhere and additional scientific evidence was obtained.
Police investigating her disappearance admitted on 17 August that the investigation was nowhere near a breakthrough.[3] However, on 7 September, Kate and Gerry McCann, Madeleine's parents, were named as formal suspects (arguidos) in the investigation.[5][6] Despite this, the McCanns flew back to the UK on 9 September.[7]
The investigation involved the cooperation of the British and Portuguese police and demonstrated the differing methodologies employed by each, with regard to such aspects as the amount of information released to the public and the legal status of those involved in the case. The disappearance and its aftermath are notable for the breadth and longevity of the media coverage. This was initially due to the active involvement of the parents in publicising the case and to several awareness-raising campaigns by international celebrities and, latterly, to the interest that arose from the parents being named as suspects.
Madeleine disappeared from a ground floor apartment where the family was staying on the evening of 3 May 2007. The apartment had been rented by Mark Warner for the summer season as part of its Ocean Club. The nature of the Ocean Club may have contributed to the disappearance of Madeleine since, because its buildings are spread out across the village, anyone can wander in and out of the holiday areas.[8]
Her parents' account was that they had put Madeleine and her two-year-old twin siblings to bed and, leaving the apartment unlocked, had dined with friends approximately 120 metres away at a tapas bar within the Mark Warner Ocean Summer Club.[1] The McCanns later reported to the police that they were taking turns checking on their children and that at approximately 21:05 Western European Summer Time Gerry checked on the children followed by Dr Matthew Oldfield at 21:30.[9] At around 22:00, Kate returned to check on the children and found Madeleine's bed empty and the bedroom window open.[10] Kate said that the police were called within 10 minutes of finding her daughter gone. The police stated that officers arrived within 10 minutes of being alerted, and an investigation unit began work within 30 minutes.[9] According to the Portuguese police's missing person notice, the disappearance had occurred "by 22:40".[11] Staff and guests at the complex searched until 04:30 whilst police on the Spanish border and all airports in Portugal and Spain were notified.[10] The Portuguese police have yet to supply a definitive timeline for the evening of Madeleine's disappearance.[12]
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PRAY PEOPLE.......God bless Madeleine and God bless MR & MRS McCann.
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