Madeleine McCann suspect 'won't face charges for foreseeable future'
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The man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann won't face any charges in the foreseeable future, a prosecutor has told Sky News. German drifter Christian B, who cannot be fully identified under his country's privacy law, is expected to be freed from an unrelated jail sentence this year while police in three countries continue to search for evidence against him.
Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said: "There is currently no prospect of an indictment in the Maddie case. "As things stand, the accused Christian B's imprisonment will end in early September.". Madeleine, aged three, was asleep with her younger twin siblings in the family's Portuguese rented holiday apartment before mother Kate discovered her missing at around 10pm on 3 May, 2007.
Her parents were dining nearby on the complex with friends and taking turns to check on all their sleeping children every half an hour. Madeleine's disappearance has become the world's most mysterious missing child case. Philipp Marquort, one of Christian B's defence lawyers, welcomed the prosecutor's pessimism about bringing charges.
He said: "This confirms the suspicions that we have repeatedly expressed, namely that there is no reliable evidence against our client. "We regret that we have not yet been granted access to the investigation files. We have not yet been able to effectively counter the public prejudice arising from statements made by the prosecutor's office.".
