NEW CRISIS IN HUNT FOR MADDIE
Shock news for McCanns
THE nine-year hunt for Madeleine McCann faced a looming crisis last night with the youngster’s parents Kate and Gerry forced to take immediate drastic action.
MADELEINE McCann’s parents are desperate for new donations to fund the search for her.
More than £4.2million has been donated to the fund since she vanished in Portugal in 2007.
Last year’s accounts showed just £746,152 left and sources suggest it is now just £480,000.
And the couple face paying £434,000 to Portuguese expolice chief Goncalo Amaral’s lawyers after losing their libel action against him. That would leave £46,000. The McCanns were hoping to use the cash to pay for private investigators.
They have already had to axe their spokesman Clarence Mitchell to save cash. He has agreed to work for them when he can to keep costs down. Yesterday the fund’s website was still asking for public donations and selling T-shirts, wristbands and car stickers. Parents Garry and Kate, from Rothley, Leics, continue to believe Madeleine, who would now be 13, could still be alive. A source close to the McCanns said: “They can’t rely on the Met Police inquiry continuing forever and they are making contingency plans.’’ The Met believe that Madeleine may have disturbed burglars.