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Maddy Missing One Year Today

Services in UK, Portugal mark anniversary of girl's disappearance

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – On the first anniversary of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal, her parents attended a UK church service in her honor, and similar ceremonies were planned elsewhere in Britain and Portugal. Supporters of the McCann family will light candles tonight in Madeleine’s honor, while the girl’s favorite soccer team illuminates its field, the BBC reports. Portugal police, meanwhile, say they continue to gather evidence.

"We may yet find out what happened," the nation's attorney general told the AP. "Let's wait until the investigation is complete." Maddy's parents remain formal suspects, along with a third man. But police have not decided whether to file charges or drop the case.

This March 2007 file photo released by the McCann family Friday, May 4, 2007, shows 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann.
This March 2007 file photo released by the McCann family Friday, May 4, 2007, shows 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann.   (AP Photo/McCann Family, HO)
Billboards made by a Brazilian devotee with images of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are seen near the church Saturday May 3, 2008 at Praia da Luz beach, Lagos, Portugal.
Billboards made by a Brazilian devotee with images of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are seen near the church Saturday May 3, 2008 at Praia da Luz beach, Lagos, Portugal.   (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)
A car carrying a photograph of British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared one year ago, is parked outside the apartment where she went missing.
A car carrying a photograph of British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared one year ago, is parked outside the apartment where she went missing.   (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)
Kate and Gerry McCann leave St. Mary & St. John Rothley Parish Church in England after a service to mark the first anniversary of their daughter's disappearance in Praia Da Luz, Portugal.
Kate and Gerry McCann leave St. Mary & St. John Rothley Parish Church in England after a service to mark the first anniversary of their daughter's disappearance in Praia Da Luz, Portugal.   (AP Photo/Rui Vieira.PA/Wire)
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