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| McCanns discuss death possibility | McCanns discuss death possibility |
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| The grandmother of Madeleine McCann has said the family have discussed the possibility she may now be dead. | The grandmother of Madeleine McCann has said the family have discussed the possibility she may now be dead. |
| Susan Healey, from Allerton, Liverpool, admitted it was becoming harder to convince her daughter, Kate McCann, that they would find the four-year-old. | Susan Healey, from Allerton, Liverpool, admitted it was becoming harder to convince her daughter, Kate McCann, that they would find the four-year-old. |
| But Mrs Healey has vowed that they would never give up hope. | But Mrs Healey has vowed that they would never give up hope. |
| Her comments follow the launch of the first new poster appeal for sightings of Madeleine since Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry were made suspects. | Her comments follow the launch of the first new poster appeal for sightings of Madeleine since Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry were made suspects. |
| The billboard and newspaper adverts, in Spanish and Portuguese, will be published in the coming weeks. | The billboard and newspaper adverts, in Spanish and Portuguese, will be published in the coming weeks. |
| Mrs Healey said: "It's getting more difficult for me to say to Kate 'we'll get her back'. | Mrs Healey said: "It's getting more difficult for me to say to Kate 'we'll get her back'. |
| "Kate and I talked about it last night, we talked about what was more awful and Kate said to me if Madeleine is already dead then we need to know. | "Kate and I talked about it last night, we talked about what was more awful and Kate said to me if Madeleine is already dead then we need to know. |
| A lot of people say to me that child is dead now, it's what people feel Susan Healey | A lot of people say to me that child is dead now, it's what people feel Susan Healey |
| "But we both agreed however painful the situation is at the moment we don't want to swap it for a situation in which we know Madeleine is dead." | |
| The youngster, from Leicester, vanished from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May, just days before her fourth birthday. | The youngster, from Leicester, vanished from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May, just days before her fourth birthday. |
| The new advertisements, which feature a logo of her distinctive eye, are expected to run until Christmas. | The new advertisements, which feature a logo of her distinctive eye, are expected to run until Christmas. |
| "A lot of people say to me that child is dead now, it's what people feel but I don't want to know I have to hope," added Madeleine's grandmother on Tuesday. | "A lot of people say to me that child is dead now, it's what people feel but I don't want to know I have to hope," added Madeleine's grandmother on Tuesday. |
| Meanwhile, claims that new forensic tests prove a corpse was transported in their hire car have been firmly rebuffed. | Meanwhile, claims that new forensic tests prove a corpse was transported in their hire car have been firmly rebuffed. |
| Clarence Mitchell, a spokesman for the McCann's, said: "I would urge you to look at the source and view all claims without substantiation with scepticism." | Clarence Mitchell, a spokesman for the McCann's, said: "I would urge you to look at the source and view all claims without substantiation with scepticism." |