DCI Redwood: Madeleine's Disappearance was 'CRIMINAL ACT BY STRANGER'

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Madeleine McCann case should be reopened, says Met


Police release age-enhanced image of what missing girl might look like now, suggesting evidence that she might be still alive
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Sandra Laville
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 April 2012 11.15 BST


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Madeine McCann aged four, left, and how police think she may look like today. Officers believe she was abducted by a stranger. Photograph: Teri Blythe/Metropolitan Police/PA

Scotland Yard is calling for the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance to be reopened, as detectives revealed there is evidence to suggest she might be alive.

Senior detectives within the Metropolitan police have been reviewing the Portuguese inquiry into the girl's disappearance for a year. On Wednesday – as the fifth anniversary of her disappearance approaches – police released an age-enhanced image of what she might look like now.

Madeleine, who ninth birthday is on 12 May, disappeared from a Portuguese resort on 3 May 2007.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said he believed she was abducted by a stranger, adding that there were 195 "investigative opportunities".

Redwood said he "genuinely" believed Madeleine could be alive, though the team is following an equal line of inquiry that she might now be dead.

The officer is leading a team of 37 detectives dedicated solely to carrying out an active investigative review of all the evidence in the case.

They are sifting through 40,000 pieces of material, and within them Redwood said officers have identified 195 historic investigative opportunities.

He said the team was developing new information about what happened to Madeleine five years ago, when she disappeared from her parents' holiday villa in Praia de Luz.

"We are currently developing material which we believe represents genuine new information," said Redwood.

He said officers had carried out a forensic analysis of the timeline of events, and had identified opportunities when the child could have been taken in a criminal act.

Dismissing conspiracy theories about Madeleine's parents' involvement, Redwood said he believed the girl's disappearance was the result of "a criminal act by a stranger".

He appealed directly to anyone who might know where Madeleine was to contact the police.

The Met team is working with a Portuguese review team in Oporto, which is separate from the original inquiry and, said Redwood, was as committed as Scotlan Yard to getting to the bottom of what happened to Madeleine.

"The Metropolitan police service wants the investigation reopened," he said. But he added that the decision had to be made by the Portuguese.

The Yard team is passing its information directly to the Portuguese review team. Redwood has visited Portugal seven times in the past year.

The review was set up last year on the fourth anniversary of the child's disappearance after Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, appealed to the prime minister, David Cameron, for Scotland Yard to look at the case.

Redwood said: "We have approached the material with a completely open mind. We have sought to put Madeleine McCann at the heart of everything we do."

Sickeningly, the freaks on the hate sites are taking some kind of deviant comfort from the fact that DCI Redwood also faces the possiblilty that Madeleine may have been killed by her abductor.

Yes, I think we all know that - but normal, decent people hope for the BEST outcome for missing children, they do not get excited at the thought of children being killed by predators.

The forkers are proving the truth of what has been said about them for a long time - that their lives will be ruined if and when Madeleine McCann is found and reunited with her family.

rock on Redwood!

bb1 wrote:Sickeningly, the freaks on the hate sites are taking some kind of deviant comfort from the fact that DCI Redwood also faces the possiblilty that Madeleine may have been killed by her abductor.

Yes, I think we all know that - but normal, decent people hope for the BEST outcome for missing children, they do not get excited at the thought of children being killed by predators.

The forkers are proving the truth of what has been said about them for a long time - that their lives will be ruined if and when Madeleine McCann is found and reunited with her family.

I guessing this has put an end to Amaral's defense in the libel case?

Yes, it will have, Tony, and if Panorama is anything like last night's preview, Amoral would be well advised to hand himself into the PJ before they have to come looking for him.

Again.

Bennett is up sh*t creek, too. He's in an even worse position than Amoral, as he is in the UK and under UK law.

And he did hassle the Yard with his stupid 'dossiers'.

He also made racist remarks about British police officers and their ethnic origins...

Maybe Amoral and Bennett should go on the run together, like Thelma and Louis?

Hilarious deluded forker:

I just think we have to ride the rollercoaster. They want to get the case re-opened and they are hardly going to say they think the parents were involved at this point are they? Let's keep it nice and friendly for now and get that case re-opened then do what needs doing. That is my take on it anyway.



Yes, of course, the PJ are playing a blinder/long game. Slowly slowly catchee monkey. Tick tock, the tide is turning. Someone is going to crack.

Have I missed any forker cliches?

Madeleine McCann aged nine: Police release image of what she would look like now as detectives reveal they think she's ALIVE

New image shows Maddie as she might look on the eve of her ninth birthday
DCI in charge of case says: 'We genuinely believe there is a possibility that she is alive'
28 detectives are sifting through 40,000 pieces of evidence in a bid to 'bring closure' to the mystery


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134756/Madeleine-McCann-dead-Picture-look-like-aged-9.html#ixzz1t4hZsAvR

This is great news. I really hope that she is found and reunited with her family

bb1 wrote:Hilarious deluded forker:

I just think we have to ride the rollercoaster. They want to get the case re-opened and they are hardly going to say they think the parents were involved at this point are they? Let's keep it nice and friendly for now and get that case re-opened then do what needs doing. That is my take on it anyway.



Yes, of course, the PJ are playing a blinder/long game. Slowly slowly catchee monkey. Tick tock, the tide is turning. Someone is going to crack.

Have I missed any forker cliches?

I can think of one Bonny. Gonc has yet to play that Ace from up his sleeve?

Some idiots still think he's got one:

Time for mr amaral to spill the beans I think




Well, he did admit to Panorama he fouled the case up, so that's a start

Hounder:


What i don't understand is that Goncalo is supposed to working closely with SY isn't he? surely he won't allow a whitewsh unless he's in on it?



Who on earth said Gonc was working with the Yard? And who was stupid enough to beleive it? Oh wait - no need to answer...

It's all so funny, Bonny.

I wonder if Gonc has gone into hiding at the police station because he fears the thought of hell having no fury like a hounder scorned?

Madeleine McCann aged nine: Police release image of what she would look like now as detectives reveal they think she's ALIVE

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134756/Madeleine-McCann-dead-Picture-look-like-aged-9.html

I think the case is about to be re-opened and they don't want any speculation at this point. This is spin to cover up what is really happening behind the scenes. It is too ridiculous to be anything else. Why has the Panorama show been moved forward? Lets hope its because the case will be re-opened. Something must be happening in my opinion and we shouldn't panic just yet

You couldn't make it up