from this complex in praia da luz said a man in germany had been notified that he was a formal suspect in the case. they didn t name him but german police have been, investigating this man, christian brueckner, a convicted rapist whom they suspect murdered madeleine mccann. he s currently in prison in germany. he denies any involvement. but from records of where his mobile phone was being used, officers believe he was in praia da luz on the night madeleine mccann vanished. they ve made appeals on german tv, but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed
floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german investigations will produce results. madeleine mccann s parents have always said that what they want is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. daniel sandford, bbc news.
madeleine mccann vanished. they have made appeals on german tv but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german
luz on the night madeleine mccann vanished. they have made appeals on german tv but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german investigations will produce results.