Maddie McCann’s grandmother, Eileen, very active in the search for her granddaughter, died of coronavirus

Madeleine McCann’s grandmother Eileen, who “never gave up hope” of finding her granddaughter, died of coronavirus-related illness, the Daily Mail reported this morning.

Eileen McCann, 80, died last month, a few weeks before German police announced a new suspect in the girl’s disappearance investigation.

Eileen was often seen with McCann parents in Praia Da Luz after the disappearance of little Maddie, she came to defend her son Gerry and her daughter-in-law, Kate and often spoke to the media present. She had also declared shortly after the disappearance of her granddaughter: “When I lost my husband John two years ago, I thought that my world had collapsed. But losing Madeleine is ten times worse . “

This former Glasgow saleswoman, who spent several months in Praia da Luz in Portugal to support and comfort her devastated son, Kate and their twins Sean and Amelie after “the Maddie Abduction”, said at the time: “So much that they will not find her body, I will never lose hope. When we finally have her with us back home, she will receive a lot of love and hugs from everyone. “

Along with family members, Eileen had been a pillar in launching a global campaign to keep Madeleine’s disappearance in the spotlight and find her captor.

Eileen’s wish, and that of Kate’s parents, Brian and Susan Healy, was that everyone would know the truth about the disappearance of their beloved granddaughter before the end of their lives.

Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell commented on the information: “The family will certainly not comment on this private information.”

A mother of five, Eileen, from Donegal, Ireland, wanted to lift mountains to find Madeleine.

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