Madeleine McCann detectives issue e-fits of suspect in new bid to find missing girl
British police issue e-fits of man sought in missing child inquiry
The face of a suspect in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been released to the public by detectives.
Police have issued two e-fits which they believe are descriptions of the same man, who is now being sought as a priority by the British detectives leading the new McCann inquiry.
He was seen in the vicinity of the Praia da Luz resort in Portugal six years ago at the time that the three-year-old went missing. Despite numerous appeals for information over the years the man has not come forward to talk to investigators in Portugal or Britain.
Descriptions of the suspect were given to the Portuguese inquiry by two witnesses after Madeleine disappeared.
It is only now, after Metropolitan police detectives cross-referenced all the information gathered by Portuguese detectives, private investigators and the mobile phone data from the resort, that the significance of the witness statements has been fully understood.
In an appeal to be broadcast on Monday on BBC1’s Crimewatch, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, of the Metropolitan police, will call for anyone who recognises the man to contact him immediately.