Madeleine McCann police investigation 'set to close' after more than a decade
Scotland Yard is understood to be preparing to close its Operation Grange inquiry after 11 years
Handout file photo of Madeleine McCann.
The police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal is reportedly set to close after more than a decade.
The youngster was just three years old when she vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in 2007.
But Wales Online reports that Scotland Yard is understood to be preparing to close its Operation Grange inquiry after 11 years.
A source told The Sun newspaper that funding for Operation Grange is due to end later this year.
The source said: “There are currently no plans to take the inquiry any further. The end of the road for Operation Grange is now in sight. The team’s work is expected to be completed by autumn.”
However, it is understood that the investigation could be re-opened if new information were discovered.
When contacted The Metropolitan Police, which is in charge of Operation Grange, declined to comment on whether the investigation would be closed later this year.
A spokesperson for the force said: "The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann remains ongoing."
Madeleine disappeared while she was in her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, in Portugal, on May 3, 2007.
She was three years old at the time but would now be almost 19.
Madeleine's parents have set up a fund to help establish what happened to their daughter and have vowed never to stop looking for her.
