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NEWS REPORTS INDEX |
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THE BUCKS HERALD: 31 MAY 2007 |
Published
Date: 31 May 2007
Location: The Press Association Newsdesk |
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Kate and Gerry McCann have embarked on their second European trip in as many
days to spread the word about their missing daughter.
It has been four weeks since four-year-old Madeleine was taken from her bed as
she slept only yards from where her parents were enjoying dinner in the
Algarve town of
Praia da Luz.
Intensive searches and a highly scrutinised police investigation have so far
failed to bring any answers about their eldest child's whereabouts.
They couple travelled to
Lisbon to fly on to
Madrid, where they will
carry out a series of meetings and interviews.
During the 24-hour visit, the pair are expected to meet the British ambassador,
Denise Holt, before taking part in a television show dedicated to missing
children.
Spain has been preoccupied
by its own case of child abduction, seven-year-old Yeremi Vargas who
disappeared in the
Canary Islands two months
ago.
He was playing outside his home on the
island of
Gran Canaria
on March 10 when he vanished.
In echoes of Madeleine's case, thousands of people took part in the search and
posters were put up nationwide.
The McCanns want to raise the issue of child abduction generally as well as
appeal for information about their daughter.
They hope to meet Alfredo Rubalcaba,
Spain's interior minister, as well
as representatives from child welfare groups and anti-paedophile organisations. |
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NEWS MAY 2007 |
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