• 12 years later: The disappearance of Madeleine McCann: new clues to a case that remains open 12 years later

The case of Maddie McCann , the British girl who disappeared 13 years ago in Portugal, has reached the Prosecutor's Office in the German city of Braunschweig, which has opened an investigation for murder against a 43-year-old national.

The suspect, whose identity has not been provided, accumulates convictions for sexual crimes, including minors, and has spent long periods in prison.

According to the head of the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA), Christian Hoppe, to the program of the television network ZDF 'Aktenzeichen XY', investigators have placed the individual at the scene and time of Maddie's disappearance through from your mobile phone . Hoppe has launched an appeal to the public looking for clues to find out with whom the suspect telephoned and has set a reward of 10,000 euros.

The individual in question resided regularly between 1995 and 2007 in the Algarve region , specifically between Lagos and Praia da Luz, where he worked occasionally, especially in the gastronomy sector. His criminal record is extensive. Added to his sexual crimes are drug trafficking and robberies in hotels and tourist apartments.

Maddie disappeared on May 2, 2007 from the apartment where her parents had left her sleeping in Praia da Luz. I was then 3 years old. Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have not stopped looking for her, turning her case into one of the most media and placing herself in the crosshairs of an event in which she even doubted them.

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