Madeleine in Donegal, pictured second from left in April 2007. She disappeared in Portugal two weeks later
Breaking News: BRITAIN has agreed to fund a full-scale Scotland Yard investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Madeleine, missing since May 2007, visited Donegal just weeks beforehand. Her father Gerry’s family are from the county.
Scotland Yard said it had been reviewing the evidence for two years after British Prime Minister David Cameron personally intervened in the high-profile case.
His Home Secretary Theresa May has now approved a move to fund the cost of a proper investigation as detectives pursue fresh leads.
A spokesman said: “The Home Office remains committed to supporting the search for Madeleine McCann.
“We have agreed to provide the Metropolitan Police with the resources they need to investigate her disappearance.”
Madeleine disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal on May 3, 2007, days before her fourth birthday.
She had been sleeping in the ground floor flat with her twin siblings as their parents ate dinner at a short distance away on the holiday complex.
The Portuguese police’s handling of the case was disastrous.
It eventually shelved its failed investigation in July 2008, prompting the McCanns to push for a joint UK-Portuguese review.
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