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| Madeleine McCann search: Police release e-fits of man | Madeleine McCann search: Police release e-fits of man |
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| Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance have released two e-fits of a man they want to speak to as a matter of "vital importance". | Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance have released two e-fits of a man they want to speak to as a matter of "vital importance". |
| The images are based on evidence from two witnesses who saw him on the night the three-year-old, from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing. | The images are based on evidence from two witnesses who saw him on the night the three-year-old, from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing. |
| They will feature in a BBC Crimewatch appeal later over her disappearance on 3 May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Algarve. | They will feature in a BBC Crimewatch appeal later over her disappearance on 3 May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Algarve. |
| Police stressed he "may or may not be key" but had been placed in the area. | Police stressed he "may or may not be key" but had been placed in the area. |
| 'Other sightings' | |
| The witnesses said the man was white, 20 to 40 years old and of medium build. He had short brown hair, was clean-shaven and of medium height, they added. | The witnesses said the man was white, 20 to 40 years old and of medium build. He had short brown hair, was clean-shaven and of medium height, they added. |
| Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood, the senior Metropolitan Police investigating officer, said identifying the man was very important. | Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood, the senior Metropolitan Police investigating officer, said identifying the man was very important. |
| "Whilst this man may or may not be the key to unlocking this investigation, tracing and speaking to him is of vital importance to us," he said. | "Whilst this man may or may not be the key to unlocking this investigation, tracing and speaking to him is of vital importance to us," he said. |
| "We have witnesses placing him in the resort area around the time of Madeleine's disappearance. | "We have witnesses placing him in the resort area around the time of Madeleine's disappearance. |
| "This is far from our only line of inquiry and there will be e-fits released of other sightings as well, who we are equally keen to trace. | "This is far from our only line of inquiry and there will be e-fits released of other sightings as well, who we are equally keen to trace. |
| "These people were seen on the day of Madeleine's disappearance and the days leading up to it." | "These people were seen on the day of Madeleine's disappearance and the days leading up to it." |
| Madeleine went missing from a holiday flat in Praia da Luz as her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant. | Madeleine went missing from a holiday flat in Praia da Luz as her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant. |
| A Portuguese investigation into the case was dropped in 2008, but Scotland Yard began a review of the case in May 2011. | A Portuguese investigation into the case was dropped in 2008, but Scotland Yard began a review of the case in May 2011. |
| On Sunday the Met said the timeline and "accepted version of events" surrounding Madeleine's disappearance had significantly changed, without giving further details. | On Sunday the Met said the timeline and "accepted version of events" surrounding Madeleine's disappearance had significantly changed, without giving further details. |
| Overseas appeals | Overseas appeals |
| A detailed reconstruction lasting close to 25 minutes and covering events leading up to and surrounding Madeleine's disappearance will also feature on Monday's Crimewatch. | A detailed reconstruction lasting close to 25 minutes and covering events leading up to and surrounding Madeleine's disappearance will also feature on Monday's Crimewatch. |
| A short clip released in advance by police shows actors playing Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, leaving their holiday apartment for the nearby tapas restaurant. | A short clip released in advance by police shows actors playing Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, leaving their holiday apartment for the nearby tapas restaurant. |
| They are then seen seated outdoors at a large poolside table, greeting friends as they come to join them for dinner. | They are then seen seated outdoors at a large poolside table, greeting friends as they come to join them for dinner. |
| Speaking about the review-turned-investigation, DCI Redwood said detectives had been able to "make massive steps forward" by drawing together all the material gathered to date and reviewing it as a whole. | Speaking about the review-turned-investigation, DCI Redwood said detectives had been able to "make massive steps forward" by drawing together all the material gathered to date and reviewing it as a whole. |
| He said his team had sought to "try and draw everything back to zero... take everything back to the beginning and then reanalyse and reassess everything, accepting nothing". | He said his team had sought to "try and draw everything back to zero... take everything back to the beginning and then reanalyse and reassess everything, accepting nothing". |
| He added: "Praia da Luz is a popular holiday destination for many nationalities so our requests for help need to be repeated in many different countries." | He added: "Praia da Luz is a popular holiday destination for many nationalities so our requests for help need to be repeated in many different countries." |
| He said he would travel to the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland to seek public support there, and would repeat the appeals in Portugal - "a key country for us to trace any outstanding witnesses". | He said he would travel to the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland to seek public support there, and would repeat the appeals in Portugal - "a key country for us to trace any outstanding witnesses". |
| 'Not to blame' | |
| He went on to urge anyone, including from the local community, who was in or around Praia da Luz on Thursday, 3 May 2007, to speak to police if they had not already done so. | He went on to urge anyone, including from the local community, who was in or around Praia da Luz on Thursday, 3 May 2007, to speak to police if they had not already done so. |
| "We still have a lot of material to investigate and much work to do," he added. | "We still have a lot of material to investigate and much work to do," he added. |
| Mr and Mrs McCann are expected to make a live appeal from the studio during the programme. | Mr and Mrs McCann are expected to make a live appeal from the studio during the programme. |
| Ahead of its broadcast, Mrs McCann said: "We're not the ones that have done something wrong here. | Ahead of its broadcast, Mrs McCann said: "We're not the ones that have done something wrong here. |
| "It's the person who's gone into that apartment and taken a little girl away from her family." | "It's the person who's gone into that apartment and taken a little girl away from her family." |
| The Crimewatch appeal will be shown in the UK on BBC One on Monday from 2100 BST. It will also be broadcast in the Netherlands and Germany. | The Crimewatch appeal will be shown in the UK on BBC One on Monday from 2100 BST. It will also be broadcast in the Netherlands and Germany. |