The prosecution of the German city of Braunschweig has confirmed this Thursday the collection of “numerous elements & rdquor; in the search for Madeleine McCann, resumed last week in the Arade reservoir, in southern Portugal. “The area was precisely defined and was fully tracked Looking for possible evidence. Numerous items have been seized as part of the operation and will be analyzed in the coming days and weeks & rdquor ;, explained the German public ministry.
The objective of the German police, who led the device for three days with the support of Portuguese and British agents, is to find elements that could incriminate the prime suspect of Madeleine’s disappearance, Christian Brueckner, who is serving a sentence in Germany for another crime of sexual abuse committed in Portugal. However, the researchers have not yet been able to find a direct relationship between the victim and the suspect. “It is not yet possible to say if the items found are linked to the Madeleine McCann case,” they explained.
Three days of tracking
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The operation began on May 23 after the German police found many videos and photos of the area on Brueckner’s computer, who according to British media referred to the reservoir as his “little paradise & rdquor;. For three days the agents they searched the area and they dug holes in demarcated areas, from which they extracted some clothes and plastic bags. The suspicion that Brueckner was able to dispose of Madeleine’s body in that place, located about 50 kilometers from the apartment where she was staying with her family, has gained strength in recent months.
Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007, shortly before turning 4 years old. Since then, both the Portuguese, British and German police have initiated investigations to clarify what happened. After carrying out several searches and investigating dozens of suspects, the German authorities pointed to Brueckner in 2020 as the possible murderer of the little girl, although he has always denied it. So far, the UK government has invested close to €15 million in investigations.