Fresh searches for Leicestershire's Maddie McCann
Madeleine, then aged three, disappeared in 2007
Last updated 2nd Jun 2025
Fresh searches are to be carried out in Portugal by German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Madeleine, then aged three, disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her family in the resort of Praia da Luz after her parents went out to dinner and left her sleeping in a room with her toddler twin siblings.
On Monday, the Sun reported that searches are to be carried out this week near where she was last seen.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said: "We are aware of the searches being carried by the BKA (German federal police) in Portugal as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
"The Metropolitan Police Service is not present at the search, we will support our international colleagues where necessary."
The prime suspect in the case is Christian Brueckner, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape of an elderly woman at her home in the Praia da Luz in 2005.