Posted by By Caroline Gammell
Last Updated: 8:55PM BST 27/05/2008
Portuguese Police will not go ahead with a reconstruction of the night Madeleine McCann disappeared.
Kate and Gerry McCann had not planned to return to Portugal for the reconstruction of the night Madeleine disappeared
According to Sky News reports, the controversial plan was abandoned after several members of the ‘Tapas Seven’ were not able to attend.
Kate and Gerry McCann had already decided not to return to Portugal for the reconstruction of the night of their daughter went missing.
The couple said the re-enactment would do “absolutely nothing” to help find their daughter, who was three when she vanished from the family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007.
Mr and Mrs McCann, who are arguidos or suspects in their daughter’s disappearance, had been asked by Portuguese police to return to the Algarve along with the seven friends on holiday with them at the time.
Detectives wanted to stage a reconstruction at the Ocean Club complex where the McCanns were dining, leaving Madeleine and her younger siblings in the unlocked apartment nearby.
But the couple, from Rothley in Leicestershire, have decided not to go back.
A source close to the McCanns said: “There are no plans for Kate and Gerry and their friends to return to Portugal. They have all indicated their intentions to the police.
“The reconstruction will only take place if Kate and Gerry and their friends agree to take part. If they don’t agree it will not happen.
“Kate and Gerry have had grave reservations about the value of it. If the reconstruction was going to help Madeleine, nothing in the world would stop them taking part.
“But Kate and Gerry and their friends cannot see the point of all the disruption it would cause to their busy work schedules and families if, as they believe, it will do absolutely nothing to help find Madeleine.”
The couple’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Kate and Gerry and their friends remain committed to doing anything to help find Madeleine.
“I don’t want to comment on what they have told police but, if they do not return to Portugal, it is because they feel it offers no value and no assistance in finding Madeleine.”
Mr Mitchell said that if the reconstruction was televised with the chance of bringing in new leads the McCanns and their friends would agree to do it.
He went on: “They would welcome a Crimewatch-style reconstruction which is properly broadcast for millions of people to see and could generate important new leads and fresh information.”
But Portuguese police said they did not want the reconstruction to be filmed.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Strange situation so i warned the police.
A dutch referent and wife are involved in this case.
Strange behavior after visiting Portuga/(Algarve)
after madelein has been disapaered.
So the police told me theres a conection.
Buth no details…
Im still waiting for the true
October 21st, 2009 at 3:40 pm
My story is for everybody who likes it and also for the one who dont like it.
December 16th, 2010 at 8:54 am
In my opinion what happened to the poor girl is plain to see, usually the simple explanation is the real one (even the dogs could see that) the rest has been a gigantic circus. Still hoping the truth will come out.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:58 am
They say “No stone unturned” except this one obviously
July 25th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
HELLO FOLKS :
According Jucelino Luz the child Madeleine has never stepped out the door of that Hotel,and it is nosense when some people say that Madeleine was kidnapping by someone. Jucelino Luz , says , this is also: ” pathetic ” . Madeleine was never taken off Praia da Luz, she is dead indeed, but never has left that place,and the key of this crimis solution belongs about two people who are the killers of that little innocent child…” Only the lier is who knows the real truth…” Jucelino told that and he is sure that someday those both liers will fall down and their paradize will be inside a jail .
(WORDS OF PROFESSOR JUCELINO NOBREGA DA LUZ)
Tatiane da Silva