Breakthrough in the Maddie McCann case? 43-year-old German arrested

Maddie McCann has been missing since 2007. Is there finally a breakthrough in the puzzle about the little girl? A 43-year-old German was arrested.

• Is there finally clarity about the missing Maddie McCann case?
• The little girl disappeared in 2007 on vacation in Portugal.
• Now a 43-year-old German was arrested.

Munich - is this the decisive turning point in one of the most sensational missing cases of this century? In the case of Madeleine "Maddie" McCann , who has been missing for 13 years , the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office has launched a murder investigation against a 43-year-old German. As the Federal Criminal Police Office announced on Wednesday evening, the accused is a multiple-criminal sex offender who is currently serving a longer prison term in other matters. 

Maddie McCann / missing: Is there finally clarity? 43-year-old arrested

As it became clear in the ZDF program number XY , it is said to be a man from Wiesbaden.

The then three-year-old Maddie McCann had disappeared from a holiday resort in Prai da Luz in Portugal in May 2007. Since then, there has been no trace of the British girl. A crime is not excluded, the BKA speaks of “suspected of killing a child”.

Suspected child killing!

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Maddie McCann / Missing: Accused lived at the place of disappearance

The accused lived almost permanently in Portugal between 1995 and 2007 , including for several years near Praia da Luz. He went on several odd jobs during this period. In addition, the BKA assumes that the alleged perpetrator also makes a living by committing crimes such as burglary theft in hotel complexes and holiday apartments as well as drug trafficking.