Three Madeleine McCann cops secretly investigated for alleged misconduct

THREE Madeleine McCann probe cops have been secretly investigated for alleged misconduct.

They were all cleared but the detail of the claims has been kept under wraps.

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Each officer was accused of “neglect or failure in their duty” while working on the Met Police’s £12million investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance.

But two allegations were not upheld and one was later withdrawn after Scotland Yard found there was no case to answer.

It is not clear if the complaints were made by members of the public or Madeleine’s family.

Sources even hinted that internet trolls could be responsible.

One said: “Because the precise details of the allegations aren’t made public, it’s entirely possible good officers have been subjected to a complaints process even though there may be little merit in the allegations against them.”

Details of the cases were disclosed under Freedom of Information laws.

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Madeleine was three when she vanished from her parents’ holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in 2007.

A probe by Portuguese police ended in 2008.

The Met’s Operation Grange probe was launched in 2011.

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