The parents of Madeleine McCann yesterday demanded a review of the investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, saying they were sick of "fluffy, useless words" from government officials.
Kate McCann and her husband, Gerry, said the British and Portuguese governments were not doing enough to find Madeleine, who was snatched from her parents' holiday apartment in Portugal in May 2007 when she was three years old.
"The public think our government and the Portuguese [government] are still searching for her," Gerry told The Sun newspaper. "But the truth is that only our private investigators are.
"We feel badly let down. Madeleine is still missing . there is still an abductor out there."
The couple said the Portuguese police stopped searching for Madeleine a few weeks after she disappeared.
They said that they were forced to take over the search, drawing on public support for their ''Find Madeleine Fund."
This week, the couple launched an online petition urging the two governments to review the case. The formal inquiry was closed in July 2008.
The McCanns, both 42, said they have only enough money to pay private investigators for about six months.
But they said they would not give up.
"There is absolutely no evidence that Madeleine has been physically harmed. We will not give up."
