The parents of Briton Madeleine McCann, Kate and Gerry, welcomed the announcement by the Portuguese justice of the indictment of a German suspect. And they ‘have not given up hope’ of finding their child, who disappeared in 2007. ‘While the possibility may be slim, we have not given up hope that Madeleine is still alive and that we will find her “, they insisted in a statement published on the website dedicated to their child.
The investigation into the disappearance of Maddie experienced a boost on Thursday evening: the Portuguese public prosecutor’s office announced the indictment at its request of a suspect in Germany.
Who is Christian Brückner, the German suspect?
The identity is not officially confirmed but it is, according to German and Portuguese media, Christian Brückner, a 45-year-old man already imprisoned in Germany.
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The suspect “not yet charged with a specific crime”
This news “reflects the progress of the investigation, carried out by the Portuguese, German and British authorities”, indicate the parents of the disappeared. They point out that the suspect “has not yet been charged with any specific crime related to Madeleine’s disappearance”.
Madeleine McCann, immediately referred to by the British press as “Maddie”, disappeared on May 3, 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday, in Praia da Luz, a seaside resort in the Algarve region, where she was. on vacation with his family. Her disappearance had given rise to an exceptional international campaign led by her parents to try to find her.