Mystery couple at centre of bombshell new theory on Maddie McCann disappearance
New bombshell claims have emerged in the Madeleine McCann case with reports that the three-year-old was killed in a drink-driving accident and her body spirited away by a drunken couple.
The latest theory was reportedly not acted upon by officials in Germany, despite Portuguese authorities requesting an investigation into a British man and his German wife. The claims include that the man's UK-based sister tipped off cops.
But Portuguese media reports the German authorities rejected a request to use an undercover police officer with a fake identity to try to befriend the female suspect. The woman was allegedly driving a car that hit Madeleine whilst under the influence of alcohol, Portuguese daily Correio da Manha claimed today.
It has been claimed that the woman of the British man told investigators that she heard the man yelling: 'Why did you bring her?'
Portuguese police are reportedly said to have got the knock-back from the Germans after urging them to look more closely into the possibility the woman they were tipped off about had driven home 'drunk' with Maddie after knocking her down and enlisted her husband's help in disposing of the "youngster's body at sea."
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