Kate and Gerry McCann with a missing poster depicting an age progression computer generated image of Madeleine (Picture: AP)
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said they believe their perseverance will pay off in a new year’s message.
Kate and Gerry said there is ‘no significant news’ to share in the search for their daughter, who was three years old when she went missing from a hotel in Portugal in May 2007.
The couple also added that they have been impacted by children suffering in wars across the world in 2023.
German police are currently trying to build a case against Christian Brueckner, 46, who is currently imprisoned after being found guilty of rape and drug trafficking.
Brueckner spent time around the Praia da Luz resort in the Algarve, where Madeleine went missing, between 2000 and 2017 and Portuguese prosecutors have named him as a formal suspect.
Police and forensics experts spent days searching a reservoir not far from the resort in May of last year, with a number of items seized and examined – though the search resulted in ‘no new clues’.
Madeleine was three years old when she went missing (Picture: PA)
Kate and Gerry say they hope their perseverance will pay off (Picture: PA)
Christian Brueckner is an official suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance (Picture: Carabinieri Milano via Getty Images)
Searches took place in the Arade dam, in Silves, near Praia da Luz in May 2023 (Picture: FILIPE AMORIM / AFP)
The search was expansive (Picture: FILIPE AMORIM/AFP)
Meanwhile, the Met continue to treat Madeleine’s disappearance as a missing person case.
Last October, Portuguese police apologised to Kate and Gerry for making them suspects early on, saying their initial investigation wasn’t conducted properly.
In their new year message, posted on New Year’s Eve, Kate and Gerry said: ‘Another year comes to a close. I’m sure they’re getting shorter!
‘Whilst there is no new significant news to share in the search for Madeleine, efforts continue with the same determination, commitment and vigour. We believe such perseverance will eventually yield results.
‘Thank you again for your support, Christmas wishes and shared hope.
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‘Despite our own personal circumstances, it is impossible to be unaffected by the awful events happening around the world this year with so many wars, immeasurable pain and suffering, children abducted, killed and orphaned.
‘Let’s hope that 2024 brings a greater love for mankind, hope and peace to us all. With our best wishes for the new year.’
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‘Whilst there is no new significant news to share in the search for Madeleine, efforts continue with the same determination, commitment and vigour.’