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German sex offender is prime Madeleine suspect

It is the biggest breakthrough in the 13-year investigation. Scotland Yard has identified a prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Senior officers disclosed that a 43-year-old German, who is in jail in his homeland for child sexual offences, was now suspected of involvement in the little girl’s disappearance. The man, whom they did not name, was in Praia da Luz on the day of Madeleine’s disappearance and received a telephone call in the area an hour before she vanished. Police released images of two vehicles belonging to the man and took the highly unusual step of releasing the Portuguese mobile number he was using at the