Pulling out from Arade dam after three days of searches. Image: Luís Forra/ Lusa
Pulling out from Arade dam after three days of searches. Image: Luís Forra/ Lusa

Dam search for Madeleine McCann: German police hit roadblock

Just as Portuguese police sources hinted weeks ago, German police have now come to the conclusion that items carried away from the Arade reservoir in the latest hunt for clues in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann “have not helped the investigation”. According to reports in all major media, this constitutes “a major blow“. It has to be remembered that the German ‘case’ has been refuted by the one and only possible suspect in this mystery, and by his defence team, which insists it has been built from the worst witness you can get…