Madeline McCann: Portuguese police to search local roadblock where suspect was seen
The search was requested after German authorities said a suspect in the girl’s disappearance had traveled to the area.
Portuguese police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann plan to carry out further searches at a roadblock around 50km from where she disappeared, according to local media.
A search of the Arade dam will begin on Tuesday. An investigation is underway involving the Portuguese, English and German authorities.
Christian Brueckner, 45, was named an official suspect, or “arguido”, by Portuguese prosecutors in 2022. The search was reportedly requested by German police because it was an area he had visited.
Madeleine McCann, then almost four years old, disappeared from her room at the Praia da Luz resort, a small resort in the Algarve region, on May 3, 2007, while her parents were having dinner with friends in a neighboring restaurant. restaurant.
Portuguese police closed the case in 2008 after 14 months of controversial investigations.
After spending two years investigating the case, the UK formally launched its own investigation in July 2013. Portuguese authorities reopened their case shortly thereafter.
euronews Gt
