
Madeleine McCann police cut down trees as they search suspect’s ‘little paradise’ in Portugal
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police have cut down trees and swathes of undergrowth as they continue to search Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s “little paradise” in Portugal. open image in gallery Personnel clear undergrowth with machinery at Barragem do Arade reservoir Madeleine’s disappearance has attracted significant media attention since she vanished while on holiday with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, in Praia da Luz, after they left her and her younger twin siblings asleep in their apartment while they went out to dinner with friends. “The only thing that I would clarify is that it doesn’t come from the suspect – so we don’t have a confession or anything similar now, or an indication from the suspect of where it would make sense to search.” open image in gallery A search dingy navigates in the Arade dam near Silves, Portugal The dam, near the town of Silves, is not thought to have been searched since March 2008 after Portuguese lawyer Marcos Aragao Correia claimed criminal contacts had told him that Madeleine‘s body was in the reservoir, and he raised funds for unsuccessful private searches of the water. open image in gallery Personnel clear undergrowth with machinery at Barragem do Arade reservoir close to white tents British officers from the Metropolitan Police are also present while the work is carried out so they can inform Madeleine‘s parents if there are any developments.
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