BERLIN, June 17 — Authorities in Germany have “concrete evidence” that missing British girl Madeleine McCann is dead, Brunswick prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters told AFP today. I want to see full cooperation between the police forces. 'What I hope is that everybody helps to find the truth instead of hiding information, or keeping information for themselves,' he said.During a search in another case in 2016, investigators found six USB sticks and two phone chip cards there.The Judicial Police was yesterday considering searching the abandoned shafts in Praia da Luz for Madeleine's body, according to Portuguese newspaper Sol. He returns to his native Germany shortly after that.It comes as her parents Kate and Gerry may 'be told within days how their daughter died'.In comments which could ignite fresh hopes for her parents Kate and Gerry, prosecutor Hans Wolters said there was no forensic evidence to say she is dead.Inga vanished on May 2, 2015, after travelling with her family near Uchtspringe in Saxony-Anhalt.The request from German authorities follows their suspicions Brueckner could be responsible for other assaults.It emerged yesterday an attack on a 10-year-old British girl in Praia da Luz two years before Madeleine disappeared has formed part of German inquiries.The victim was bound, gagged, blindfolded and whipped with a metal cane before being raped for 15 minutes. 'Nor will they be giving a running commentary on their liaisons with the German authorities as the investigation moves forward.
'Many were classified as 'near misses' after parents returned home to disturb the intruder.German prosecutors had also said they knew how the little girl was killed but had no idea where her body is.He was deeply critical of the infighting between the Germans and the Portuguese and called on them to 'stop the war of words'.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupIn the attack – which took place in 2005 – it is thought the person slipped into the girl's holiday apartment while her parents were out. Missing British girl Madeleine McCann is assumed dead by the German prosecutors who are investigating a new suspect for "possible murder" in connection to her case. German prosecutors have said they believe Madeleine McCann is dead after the prime suspect in her disappearance was named. We have no concrete evidence that he was in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene on the day of the crime. Our investigation has no doubts about this. 'We have concrete evidence that our suspect has killed Madeleine and this means she is dead. 'We of course really consider the fact that it is going to be very hard for the family when we tell them that we assume Madeleine is dead,' he added.Christian Brueckner is the latest man to be linked with Madeline's disappearance after a long history of offences'I don't know how strong the new evidence is so I don't know what the Portuguese prosecutor is going to do. I intend to get answers on these matters this week.FOCUS said: 'Now the relatives of the girl and large sections of the public are asking themselves: were the traces of Christian B. really be intensively enough at that time? 'Of course it would be easier for us if we could share our findings instead of always having to say, "We have something, but can't say what it is. 'In Germany we are very reserved, I am not sure how it is in the UK, we keep everything to ourselves until we press charges. 'The vehicles are not of direct interest for the Madeleine case,' he said.According to Portuguese law, if the prosecutor has new information about a crime then the case should be reopened, he said.Portuguese police reportedly did not interview Brueckner in the weeks after the three-year-old's disappearance as they did not know he was a sex offender.He said he came to the opinion 'without facts' based on experience of previous kidnapping cases.Public appeals for information have featured Brueckner's former farmhouse and another property in which he stayed, as well as a VW campervan and Jaguar car he owned.German prosecutors are convinced he killed the child but admitted they do not have enough evidence to charge him with murder. Prosecutors had said they were working on the assumption that Madeleine is dead, though authorities in Britain had continued to treat her disappearance as a missing persons case.Police raised hopes in early June that the mystery over the disappearance of three-year-old “Maddie” could finally be solved when they revealed they are investigating a 43-year-old over her disappearance from the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007.© 2020, Malay Mail, All Rights Reserved.However, the suspect will not be freed from custody due to an arrest warrant for the rape of an elderly woman in Portugal, Wolters said.Her disappearance sparked one of the biggest searches of its kind in recent years.“It is concrete evidence, facts that we have, not mere indications,” Wolters said, adding that he was unable to disclose exact information.Wolters said German authorities have written to Madeleine’s family, but declined to give details of the content of the letter.Despite a wide range of suspects and theories about what happened, no one has ever been convicted over her kidnapping and no trace of her has been found.
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