Madeleine McCann: Police fly to Portugal to investigate new suspect

The meeting with officers from the Policia Judiciaria was in Porto in recent weeks.

It follows reports last month that police are close to solving the case after identifying a foreign paedophile as prime suspect.

Operation Grange detectives travelled to Portugal as it was revealed the Home Office had agreed to fund the probe for another 12 months.

British police have been in regular contact with their Portuguese counterparts since their investigation was reopened in 2013.

 

But this was the first face-to-face meeting since the Yard reportedly gave the new suspect’s name to Portuguese detectives.

A source in Porto said: “The British were here recently, there were talks at the PJ office in the city.

“It’s all very secret but it always is with the Madeleine case. Only the police know who the suspect is.”


Scotland Yard said: “The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann remains ongoing.

“We are not providing a running commentary.”

Operation Grange was launched in 2011 after Kate and Gerry McCann appealed for government help.

source: express.co.uk