New search in Madeleine McCann case started

Portuguese police on Tuesday started a new investigation near the place where British toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared while on holiday with her family in 2007 at the aged of three, a spokeswoman said.

The new searches are expected to continue until Friday and are being conducted at the request of German authorities investigating Christian Brueckner, a convicted rapist who is suspected of having killed Madeleine. At the time of Madeleine's disappearance, Brueckner was living near the McCann's apartment in the southern Algarve region.