Brit cops confirm end of forensic work in hunt for missing Madeleine McCann
Operation Grange has so far cost the taxpayer £12 million since its launch five years ago by David Cameron
BRIT cops searching for missing Madeleine McCann have decided to axe all forensic work from the investigation.
The final scientific testes on the case were completed three months ago.
Operation Grange has so far cost the taxpayer £12 million since its launch five years ago by David Cameron into the 2007 disappearance.
Maddie vanished aged just three during a family holiday to Portugal in the resort of Pria de Luz.
But the investigation is set to be axed in the autumn over its eye-watering cost as other areas of the police budget face cut backs.
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A source told the : “The final forensics were carried out about three months ago but, sadly, they didn’t take us forward.
"There are no plans for any further forensic work to take place.”
There had been hopes tests could be performed on hairs recovered from the holiday flat Maddie vanished from.
It's yet another blow for Kate and Gerry who lost a £434,000 libel payout after a Portuguese cop wrote a book questioning the pair's version of events.
The couple, from Rothley, Leics, said: “Until we have answers, until there is news, there will always be hope and we will do everything we can to help find Madeleine.”
The inquiry has so far taken 1,338 statements and investigated 60 “persons of interest” but police privately concede they are no closer to finding Madeleine.
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