McCann family deny getting letter saying daughter is dead
THE PARENTS of missing Madeleine McCann have denied receiving a letter from German investigators “that states there is evidence or proof ” she is dead.
Widespread media reports said the correspondence had been sent to the couple, stating that German police have “concrete evidence” Madeleine is dead, but cannot reveal what it is.
But Kate and Gerry McCann posted a statement on the Find Madeleine website yesterday to deny the claims, saying that the news caused “unnecessary anxiety to friends and family and once again disrupted our lives”.
The statement read: “Since the recent police appeals regarding Madeleine’s disappearance there have been many
inaccurate stories reported in the media.
“The widely reported news that we have a received a letter from the German authorities that states there is evidence or proof that Madeleine is dead is false.
“Like many unsubstantiated stories in the media, this has caused unnecessary anxiety to friends and family and once again disrupted our lives.”
The couple said that they do not have a family spokesman, and are not actively paying any lawyers to represent them.
German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who is leading the investigation into the main suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance, said that a letter had been written to the couple, but would not reveal what it said.
“I’m not able to say whether the letter has reached the family or is still on the move,” he said.
German investigators believe Christian Brueckner, 43, killed Madeleine soon after abducting her from a holiday apartment in May 2007.