The German Police are searching for Madeleine McCann's DNA in a van used by the main suspect in her disappearance. According to the British media, the German federal police (BKA) are looking for evidence and/or DNA of the little girl in the van.

Christian Brueckner, who is serving a seven-year sentence for the rape of an American tourist in Portugal, remains themain suspect in a crime that has been unsolved for almost 17 years. The investigation confirms the discovery of "several objects" during the investigations into the disappearance.