Portuguese police have apologized to the McCann family for the way they handled the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007. The family has not commented on the apology. The police now believe that the initial investigation was not properly conducted and that missing children were not given enough importance. German authorities suspect a German national, Christian Brueckner, of killing Madeleine McCann.
Madeleine went missing from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May 2007.Portuguese police travelled from Lisbon to London earlier this year to meet with Gerry McCann. They apologised for the way the case was handled and the way the family was treated, the BBC reports.The McCann family has not commented on the apology.The couple were made suspects in September 2007 - four months after their daughter’s disappearance.
Read more: Madeleine McCann suspect 'begs friends to support him in court' over child sex chargesRead more: Child rape trial against Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner can go ahead, German court rulesPolice in Portugal now believe the initial investigation was not properly conducted, with insufficient importance being given to missing children - and that her parents’ position as foreigners was not appreciated.
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