EXCLUSIVE I was a child when my 14-year-old sister was abducted. The police failed her and it was my father who eventually discovered her body - and the truth about her final hours: HELEN KIRWAN-TAYLOR
Earlier this month, the police were combing the area once again, acting on recent German intelligence. I thought maybe closure was within sight for the poor McCann family who have suffered endless new 'developments', mistakes, cover-ups and false accusations.
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