Christian B has reportedly told a TV show he has an alibi for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The German convicted sex offender was this week named an official suspect by the authorities.
After almost two years of maintaining his silence with the police when he was first linked to the case, B has allegedly claimed that he was elsewhere when Madeleine disappeared in 2007, the Sun reports.
An insider close to the case in Germany, where he is in prison, said: "It’s baffling as to why he should maintain that silence then finally come up with an explanation now.
And it’s even more odd that he should give the details to a TV documentary rather than the authorities."The Portuguese police declared B an "arguido" - a formal or named suspect - which gives authorities greater powers with any future requests to German police, and could eventually lead to him being extradited to the Algarve for formal questioning.The insider hinted that his willingness to comment now might be due to the "arguido" move.
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