Portuguese police are focused on finding fibers from Madeleine McCann’s pyjamas

ATLAS TV

The first day of monitoring in Arada Reservoir, in the Algarve, revived on Tuesday the tragedy that happened more than 16 years ago, when madeleine mccannthree years old, he disappeared from the Praia da Luz hotel complex where he was spending his vacation with his family.

Great expectations, great media noise and few final results. Of course, there is now the incentive to have a solid suspect, Germany’s Christian Brueckner. “It’s there evidence that does not come from the defendantbut you can imagine that we did not start a search in some place in Portugal just in case, but that we have very good reasons for it,” the prosecutor explained to the German channel RTL. Hans Christian Wolters, case manager. He then added, “For tactical reasons, we cannot reveal the motives for now».

More than 20 Portuguese policemen, accompanied by German and British agents as observers, searched closely area of ​​500 square meters around the Arada reservoir. Although they had water resources such as boats and were searching the coast, there is no information about the existence of any team of specialized divers, as the extraction of resources has been ruled out for now.

In addition, agents of the Portuguese National Republican Guard cooperate with georadar and try to identify what plots of land they may have been dug up. The canine unit has also been brought in to focus the search around the lake (which the current drought has uncovered and which was flooded in 2007), where they hope to find some sort of indication linking Brueckner to the abduction and disappearance of the minor.

soil samples

The research focuses on four major areas, two of which have already been examined. Local media reports that bags containing what appear to be extracts obtained during the search were removed during the morning. As the newspaper progressed Mail from Manhãothese are the soil samples that will be transferred to the laboratory to be looked for fibers from the missing girl’s pajamas. Portuguese authorities are avoiding talking.

So far, the McCann family is silent. British police are in the Algarve to closely monitor the search and keep Maddie’s parents informed of any progress. The work is expected to be completed this Wednesday, although it could be extended by another day.

Last year, the Portuguese prosecutor’s office charged Christian Brueckner with prevent obsolescence, as determined by Portuguese legislation. The case was reopened just after the German authorities found photos and videos in the suspect’s house proving his frequent visits to the Arade reservoir. Currently Brueckner for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in 2005, in the same area where the investigations are now taking place. He was previously accused of other cases of rape and child abuse.