Fresh appeal to find missing Maddie
Tuesday 3rd November 2009, 11:06AM GMT.
British police appealed today for internet users worldwide to spread a new video aimed at pricking the conscience of the key witness who knows what happened to Madeleine McCann.
The one-minute film includes fresh images of how Madeleine might look now, including one with dark brown hair and tanned skin in case she has been living in north Africa.
The appeal, launched by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre, is targeted at a friend or relative of the person responsible for the little girl’s disappearance.
Ceop head Jim Gamble said the clip’s message had been crafted with the help of psychologists to persuade the witness to “do the right thing”. He said: “The person we are looking to reach is likely to be a partner, family member, friend or colleague of the person or people who were involved in Madeleine’s disappearance.”
Madeleine was nearly four when she went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal on May 3 2007 while her parents dined with friends nearby.
Despite a massive police investigation and huge publicity , she has not been found.
Mr and Mrs McCann, from Rothley, Leicestershire, welcomed the initiative.
Mrs McCann admitted there were still more things that could be done to look for her daughter.
She said: “We haven’t found Madeleine so we haven’t done enough, which is why we’re doing this appeal.”
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