New search for Maddie in Portugal: Where is the key to the solution?

New search for Maddie in Portugal: Where is the key to the solution?

A new search in the Madeleine McCann case takes place in the south of Portugal. This measure, which is carried out by the Portuguese law enforcement agencies in cooperation with the German Federal Criminal Police Office, is expected to last another two days and end on Thursday. Details on the exact background of the search have not yet been announced, but the campaign is in the context of ongoing investigations in the Maddie case, which is still unsolved.

Madeleine McCann disappeared on May 3, 2007 shortly before her fourth birthday in Praia da Luz, Algarve while her parents were in a restaurant. Recent developments indicate that the investigators seriously assume a kidnapping and murder. A German suspect, who is known as Christian B., is currently in a German prison for another offense is at the center of the investigation. He is a criminal record and served a prison for rape of a 72-year-old American who also took place in Praia da Luz.

Investigations and search operations

Around 30 officials are involved in the current search campaign, which focuses particularly on the holiday destination Praia da Luz, as well as the surrounding areas of Lagos and Atalaia. The police hope for new clues through the renewed search, in particular, since newly showed up -up videos and pictures Christian B. in connection with the disappearance of Maddie. The Braunschweig public prosecutor classifies him as a suspect, also because his mobile phone was disappearing into a radio cell near the holiday complex at the time of Maddies.

Despite these new information, the international search according to Madeleine McCann remains unsuccessful. Officials have stated that it may be a ground radar to identify structures in the ground that could provide information on the girl's disappearance. There is no current indictment point against Christian B. in connection with the Maddie case, and the presumption of innocence continues to apply.

The dramatic circumstances of Maddies disappear and the continuous efforts by the investigators to bring the truth to light, keep the public in suspense. The hope of education remains while the search in Portugal and the investigation in Germany will be continued.

For more information about the Maddie case and the current developments, read the reports of FAZ , Tagesschau and SPIEGEL .