What is the new Madeleine McCann evidence?

MADELEINE McCann investigators have discovered “shocking” new evidence they claim could prosecute suspect Christian B.

Here is what we know about the new allegations.

What is the new Madeleine McCann evidence? 

German detectives believe convicted paedophile Christian B kidnapped and killed three-year-old Madeleine McCann.

She vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007.

But despite their suspicions, he has never been charged with any offence in connection to the child’s disappearance.

Now a team working on a documentary about Madeline has handed over fresh evidence.

They claim they have proof showing Christian B was near Praia da Luz when Madeleine vanished while her mum and dad dined in a tapas restaurant.

The documentary team from Sat.1, made up of ex-investigators and journalists, claim they collected “many new clues and indications” Christian was behind her disappearance.

Editor-in-chief Juliane Ebling said they have “shocking material” in Germany, Portugal and England over the past months, which heavily incriminates Christian B.

Where is prime suspect Christian B now? 

Christian B was identified as the prime suspect in Madeleine's disappearance in June 2020.

He is serving a seven-year sentence in prison for raping a 72-year-old American woman in the Algarve in 2005.

Police officers are also investigating Christian B's alleged involvement in three other cases.

The first of the three offences is the rape of Irish woman Hazel Behan in Praia da Rocha on the Algarve in 2004.

He is now locked up at Oldenburg prison near Bremen where he has been reportedly kept in solitary confinement. 

When did Madeleine McCann go missing?

Madeleine disappeared 13 years ago on May 3, 2007, when her family, from Leicestershire, on holiday in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, Portugal.

Parents Gerry and Kate left their three kids, including toddler twins Sean and Amelie sleeping in their apartment while they dined at a tapas bar 120 metres away.

When Kate returned to check on the kids at about 10pm that evening, she found Madeleine was not in her bed and was missing.

In September of that year, Gerry and Kate, both doctors, were sensationally named as "arguidos" by Portuguese police.

The following summer the McCanns were cleared by investigators in Portugal who declared they had exhausted all avenues in the case.