A new search operation by Madeleine McCann, the little girl who disappeared 16 years ago, takes place in a reservoir in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.
According to reports from official sources, in an unprecedented initiative, the British police officers to participate in surveys and follow a new track.
According to what was published today by the main British media, the Arade damlocated about 50 kilometers from Praia da Luzwhere the British girl disappeared on May 3, 2007, will be the cornerstone of these new investigations.
THE presence of British officers in the research of the Arade Reservoir has been confirmed by the Portuguese media, according to the Sky News television.
This is the first major operation since June 2014when the British police obtained permission to excavate Praia da Luz using specialized equipment, such as sniffer dogs trained to detect dead bodies and ground-penetrating radar.
The operation includes the presence of expert divers to explore the dark depths of the dam, as it also unfolds excavations in the surrounding forest.
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This stems from a request from the German police, who announced in June 2020 that they believed this Madeleine was dead and that suspicion Christian B. was likely responsible for his disappearance.
Christian ba convicted child molester and drug dealer, I was visiting the Arade damaccording to reports.
The German police want to know if there are any vestige or evidence to provide new data on the disappearance of the minor, sources in the case indicated.
This Monday, May 22, the portuguese police work this monday for limit the search area and the search should begin on Tuesday with the presence of British police.
It is currently inside prison for raping a 72-year-old woman in the same area where Madeleine went missing, though He has not been charged with any crimes related to her disappearance and has always denied his involvement.
Last month, a German court she rejected further allegations of rape and sexual offences against Christian B. who were unrelated to the McCann case.
The suspect’s attorney, for his part, said that this decision would also affect any potential jurisdiction in Madeleine’s case, although the court did not rule on the matter.
suspects against christian b he gained weight after being extradited from Portugal to Germany in 2017 charged with a case of child sexual abuse in Greece.
The investigation of his movements has shown, through the trace of his cell phone, that it was near the resort where the McCanns were staying the night Madeleine was kidnapped.
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madeleine mccann disappeared when I was three years during a family vacation in Portugal.
On the fifteenth anniversary of his passing, his parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, expressed the need to know the truth about what happened to their daughter and swore they would never give up on the search.
German police have not yet officially confirmed the search in the Arade basin, but are expected to issue a statement in the coming days.
Source: Clarin
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