Maddie cops say they have ‘no reason’ to investigate Kate and Gerry McCann as they rule out four suspects
THE only four official suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have now been ruled out, police have revealed.
Speaking ahead of the 10-year anniversary top British cop Mark Rowley confirmed that those considered as possible suspects in 2013 are no longer the subject of further investigation.
In 2013 the team identified four people as suspects in the case.
Former driver at the Ocean Club Jose Carlos da Silva, 35, was investigated for six months along with three others, reports.
But all four were told they would face no further action.
Maddie's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have also been ruled out as suspects in the little girl's disappearance, reports.
Mr Rowley said: "The parents’ involvement: that was dealt with at the time by the original investigation by the Portuguese.
“We’re happy that’s completely dealt with and there is no reason whatsoever to reopen that or start rumours that’s a line of investigation."
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Officers have sifted through some 40,000 documents and looked at more than 600 individuals since 2011.
Madeleine vanished from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal on May 3 2007 when she was three years old.
Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, of Rothley, Leicestershire, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter.
Asked if police were any closer to solving the case than they were six years ago when the UK investigation was launched, Mr Rowley said: "I know we have a significant line of inquiry which is worth pursuing, and because it's worth pursuing it could provide an answer, but until we've gone through it I won't know whether we are going to get there or not.
"Ourselves and the Portuguese are doing a critical piece of work and we don't want to spoil it by putting titbits of information out publicly."
He declined to expand on the nature of the working theories or reveal whether any suspects were currently being considered, saying that disclosing further detail would not help the investigation.
He described the possibility of a "burglary gone wrong" as a "sensible hypothesis" which has not been "entirely ruled out".
The senior officer was asked about the theory of a sex predator being responsible for Madeleine's disappearance.
Mr Rowley said: "That's been one key line of inquiry. The reality is in the modern world in any urban area if you cast your net widely you will find a whole pattern of offences."
Mr Rowley said there was no "definitive evidence" as to whether Madeleine is alive or dead.
He added: "That's why we describe it as a missing person inquiry. We understand why, after this many years, people will be pessimistic, but it's important we keep an open mind."
The officer added that however Madeleine left the apartment, she was abducted.
"She wasn't old enough to make a decision to set off and start her own life," he said.
The assistant commissioner pledged that the investigation team will do all they can to provide an answer for Madeleine's parents.
Around 30 detectives were working on the UK probe, Operation Grange, when it was established in 2011. The team has now been scaled back to four detectives.
Last month the Home Office confirmed £85,000 was being given to the inquiry to cover operational costs from April to September. More than £11 million has been spent on the inquiry so far.
Mr Rowley insisted the investigation has achieved "an awful lot".
Asked about the cost of the investigation, he said: "Big cases can take a lot of resources and a lot of time.
"We've tried to be careful about public money and as we've started with that massive sifting we've reduced the number of resources and the funding's reduced accordingly.
"But we will stick with it as long as the funding's available and as long as there are sensible lines of inquiry to pursue."
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