As the German Federal Criminal Police Office announced on Wednesday evening, the suspect is a multiple criminal sex offender who is currently serving a longer prison term in other matters.
The then three year old Maddie McCann disappeared from a holiday resort in Portugal in May 2007. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the German lived regularly in the Algarve between 1995 and 2007, including for a few years in a house between Lagos and Praia da Luz – the place where Maddie McCann disappeared.
In Praia da Luz, the accused is said to have pursued various odd jobs, for example in the catering trade. In addition, according to the BKA, there are indications that he also made his living through crimes such as burglaries in hotel facilities and holiday apartments and drug trafficking.
The Braunschweig public prosecutor’s office is involved in the investigation because the 43-year-old had his last residence in the district before his stay abroad. According to the BKA, it is working closely with the British and Portuguese police authorities in the investigation.
Call for investigative help on ZDF broadcast
The BKA called on the public to help with the investigation. In the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY … unresolved”, BKA official Christian Hoppe asked viewers to report any relevant information on the case to the BKA or any police station. Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry McCann were also guests on the show in 2013.
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