Anxala
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The tabloids are only speculating on the reason that Operation Grange is being wound up. Operation Grange is a missing person inquiry, it is nothing to do with the murder inquiry the Germans are investigating.
The only quotes (from an unnamed source) we have to go off are these:
“There are currently no plans to take the inquiry any further.”
“The end of the road for Operation Grange is now in sight.
“The team’s work is expected to be completed by autumn.”
Rather than any admission of defeat, this sounds to me more like they believe the case is about to reach a conclusion. Namely, that they expect CB to be charged later this year. What "work" would they be completing between now and autumn? If they were still working on (non-CB related) leads to her whereabouts, how do they already know that these leads aren't going to yield anything? How would they know the "end" is in sight unless they believed that it has now been established what happened to her and therefore, the inquiry is no loger needed?
Agree on the tabloid speculation. Apart from anything else, it's filled with confused and illogical nonsense. Why would the OG be frustrated by the BKA investigation's 'failure to deliver'? One has nothing to do with the other. Either OG believes MM remains a missing person or it doesn't. If it's being wound up, then it's (imo) because it (a) has come up with absolutely nothing to justify its ongoing funding remit, or (b) it's in receipt of evidence that makes its continuing remit untenable. Either way, no reason for frustration.
If - and it's still a big if imo - there's a significant update on the horizon, it will come directly from the BKA.
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