Madeleine McCann's parents slam claims that she left holiday home herself while they were out with friends
In a recent development in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from the Algarve region of Portugal, it was revealed that Scotland Yard was reportedly pursuing two vital new leads over the May 2007 mystery, with parents Kate and Gerry "greatly encouraged" by the news.
However, according to the Sun, detectives are also re-examining a previously discarded theory that suggests Madeleine, who was 3 years old at the time of her disappearance, could have possibly left her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal to look for her parents that fateful day.
Detectives discussed the theory recently with Portuguese police who had previously explored whether Madeleine was searching for her parents, who were at a nearby tapas bar. They had speculated then that the three-year-old may have been knocked down by a drink driver who then put her body in the car and later buried it.
This rumor has been treated with derision by the parents, who say the theory is "ridiculous" and "insulting to our intelligence."