kyiv. madeleine mccann s parents say they welcome the news from portuguese police that a german man has been formally made a suspect over their daughter s disappearance in 2007. kate and gerry mccann said it reflected progress in the investigation and that they still hoped to be reunited with madeleine, who was three when she went missing on a family holiday to the algarve. our correspondent, jon kay, sent this report from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around th
up hope madeleine may still be alive. our correspondentjon kay has more from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. overnight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say mobile phone records place him in praia da luz. but he has denied any involvement in the mccann case and has not been charged.
portugal in may 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday. her parents say they welcome today s development, and that they haven t given up hope madeleine may still be alive. our correspondentjon kay has more from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. overnight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say
involvement in the mccann case and has not been charged. the last decade and a half have seen many potential breakthroughs come and go. madeleine disappeared from her family s apartment while her parents were dining at a restaurant in the complex, and in the early days of the investigation, the portuguese authorities made kate and gerry mccann official suspects, but that status was later withdrawn. injuly 2013, the uk s metropolitan police reviewed the case, saying they had new witnesses and new evidence and they searched areas close to where madeleine was last seen. it was injune 2020 that german police said they d identified a prisoner as a suspect. and the timing of christian brueckner now being made an arguido appears significant next month, it will be 15 years since madeleine was reported missing, and under portuguese law, it s not possible for someone to be given arguido status after 15 years. but the authorities here say
and that they still hoped to be reunited with madeleine, who was three when she went missing on a family holiday to the algarve. our correspondent, jon kay, sent this report from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. overnight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say mobile phone records place him in praia da luz. but he has denied any