The parents of British toddler Madeleine McCann said that finding the truth about her disappearance while on holiday in Portugal was "essential", 15 years after the "truly horrific crime". "This year we mark 15 years since we last saw Madeleine. It feels no harder than any other but no easier either. It's a very long time'', Kate and Gerry McCann said in a statement on their website.
Madeleine McCann went missing from Portugal's Praia da Luz seaside resort on May 3, 2007 when she was three years old.
Her disappearance sparked a huge manhunt and an international media frenzy, with photographs of Maddie plastered across billboards and news bulletins.
"Regardless of outcome, Madeleine will always be our daughter and a truly horrific crime has been committed'', her parents said.
"It is true though that uncertainty creates weakness; knowledge and certainty give strength and for this reason our need for answers, for the truth, is essential." — AFP
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