Police announced earlier this month that there is a new ‘significant’ suspect in the Madeleine McCann case.
The disappearance of Madeleine McCann is a case which shocked and saddened the world. Despite the last few tumultuous months carrying a host of unprecedented significant issues, new evidence has dominated newspaper attention regarding Madeleine’s case 13 years later.
Madeleine’s story is one that many know very well. It has been a topic that has travelled through Europe and dominated various countries’ media. The then three-year-old went missing from the holiday resort Praia da Luz in Algarve, Portugal on May the 3rd 2007.
The new suspect, Christian Brueckner, is a 43-year-old German man who is currently serving a prison sentence for drugs and the rape of an elderly woman in Portugal in 2005. He is said to possess psychopathic tendencies. Portuguese police have discovered that Christian regularly lived in the Algarve between 1995-2007. Police voiced that they believe this is now a murder investigation.
The continuous thirteen-year investigation has remained controversial throughout its duration and has sparked fresh outrage amongst the public, particularly in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. .
The British Metropolitan Police conducted a new search into the case in 2011 due to the Portuguese Police failing to progress or make a breakthrough. Over 11 million pounds has been spent on the British investigation alone – a cost that rises annually.
Some have been angered by the media domination and have described the breakthrough in the case to be a fabrication of social and political movement that is rippling through the world as a white child’s face is almost burying a historical, significant moment for the liberation of black people due to the continual media attention it has received.
Thousands of people from various backgrounds have been pouring into Britain’s city streets over the last few weeks to show their solidarity and unity towards BLM. This monumental and revolutionary civil rights movement was sparked by the tragic, unlawful death of George Floyd. However, in the days that followed after these protests, British newspapers were splashed once again with Madeleine’s face.
Madeleine’s case has always been controversial as it raises questions as to why her case has always been so heavily funded. Many ask why other missing children haven’t been granted the same level of expense and thoroughness. It has raised various issues of class, race and wealth.
Scotland Yard detectives were granted another £300,000 on the 5th June to continue their search. In light of the new German suspect, this has resulted in three countries now conducting investigations into the tragic, heart-wrenching disappearance of this little girl. But many ask what other missing person has been rewarded with this level of care? The Daily Telegraph described the girl’s disappearance as ‘the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history.’
Due to the continued sparks of outrage, it seems almost imperative that the ‘significant’ suspect and evidence that the police have discovered, be accurate and bear fruition as this may be their last chance to conduct a thorough search into this case. This may be the final chance of peace for Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, who have continually asked themselves, what did happen to Madeleine?
Since last week when the new suspect was exposed to the public, UK Met Police received 270 calls and emails for their new appeal for information. The suspect Christian has now been moved to a single cell for his own safety, due to the severe allegations of the crime he is suspected of.
2020 has been a year dominated by issues that have affected extremely large factions of society such as COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement. Paradoxically, Madeleine’s case is one in which the UK is watching with intrigue. This is ironic as it only affects a select few individuals in comparison to other hugely significant, global issues. However, this case still receives as much attention, if not more.
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