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| Madeleine McCann parents 'frustrated' by lack of joint inquiry | |
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| The parents of Madeleine McCann have told the BBC they are frustrated there is no joint British and Portuguese police inquiry into her disappearance. | |
| Her mother, Kate McCann, said she also finds the slowness of the Portuguese investigation "distressing". | |
| Madeleine was three when she disappeared in Praia da Luz, Algarve, seven years ago on Saturday. | |
| Mrs McCann said she walks in that area every year to feel closer to Madeleine. | |
| Madeleine's bedroom has been kept exactly as it was when she went missing, her mother said. | |
| "She might want to change it a bit now she's a bit older," Mrs McCann said. "It's absolutely the same." | |
| 'Look for answers' | |
| Mrs McCann's visits to Praia da Luz take place once or twice a year, with the most recent being in April 2013. | |
| "That's obviously the last place we were with Madeleine," she said. | |
| "I'll still walk those streets and I guess try to look for answers. It helps me, most of the time." | "I'll still walk those streets and I guess try to look for answers. It helps me, most of the time." |
| She admitted she went "quietly" so as not to generate publicity which some local people "resent". | |
| Mrs McCann said she was particularly frustrated that police in Portugal had so far ruled out a joint inquiry with their British counterparts. | Mrs McCann said she was particularly frustrated that police in Portugal had so far ruled out a joint inquiry with their British counterparts. |
| "As a parent, I find the slowness of action in Portugal really hard to take. I find it quite distressing," she said. | "As a parent, I find the slowness of action in Portugal really hard to take. I find it quite distressing," she said. |
| "Even though we're seven years down the line, waiting weeks or months, particularly for letters of request to be processed basically... it is frustrating. | "Even though we're seven years down the line, waiting weeks or months, particularly for letters of request to be processed basically... it is frustrating. |
| "I suppose I do struggle with the fact. Please work together." | "I suppose I do struggle with the fact. Please work together." |
| Mrs McCann said she had not been given a reason why a joint team had not been set up. | Mrs McCann said she had not been given a reason why a joint team had not been set up. |
| 'Parallel investigations' | 'Parallel investigations' |
| "To us, it makes sense that the two police forces should work together, to have a more streamlined approach to avoid duplication and basically to progress the investigation at a faster pace, she said. | "To us, it makes sense that the two police forces should work together, to have a more streamlined approach to avoid duplication and basically to progress the investigation at a faster pace, she said. |
| Her husband Gerry said: "What is very, very clear is that there are lots of lines of inquiry and a lot of further work needs to be done in Portugal. | Her husband Gerry said: "What is very, very clear is that there are lots of lines of inquiry and a lot of further work needs to be done in Portugal. |
| "The Met can only do so much with the information that they have." | "The Met can only do so much with the information that they have." |
| Mr McCann said it was a "big step forward" that the Portuguese investigation had been reopened but admitted the bureaucratic process was causing delays. | Mr McCann said it was a "big step forward" that the Portuguese investigation had been reopened but admitted the bureaucratic process was causing delays. |
| "The concern that we have, and I think also that the Metropolitan Police have, is that at the minute, there's almost parallel investigations going on, which doesn't make sense," said Mr McCann. | "The concern that we have, and I think also that the Metropolitan Police have, is that at the minute, there's almost parallel investigations going on, which doesn't make sense," said Mr McCann. |
| "We're not quite sure why there's resistance to the joint investigation team, because clearly resources in Portugal is an issue and this would be one mechanism by which they could have additional funding." | "We're not quite sure why there's resistance to the joint investigation team, because clearly resources in Portugal is an issue and this would be one mechanism by which they could have additional funding." |