Police investigating Madeleine McCann disappearance travel to Bulgaria in search of paedophile’s widow
DETECTIVES hunting for Madeleine McCann have travelled to Bulgaria to pursue a new lead, we can reveal.
They are seeking a woman dressed in purple who may hold the key to the girl’s disappearance.
Her husband, now dead, is a convicted paedophile.
The couple were working as domestic helpers near the Algarve holiday apartment where Madeleine vanished in 2007 aged three.
Locals reported them to police but nothing was followed up until Scotland Yard officers re-examined statements.
Witnesses said the woman was seen close to the Ocean Club complex in Praia da Luz where the McCanns were staying.
She and her husband vanished after Madeleine went missing.
Cops have been unable to locate the wife despite extensive searches.
A source said: “There is no evidence they were involved but it would be good to eliminate them from the investigation.”
Parents Kate and Gerry, both 49, of Rothley, Leics, were dining nearby when Madeleine was taken but her younger twin siblings were left.
