A Polish woman was sentenced to six months in jail for harassing the family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann for more than two years, but was cleared of a more serious charge of stalking them.
The German man who remains a suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal has spoken out just weeks after being released from jail for an unrelated matter.
Christian Brueckner, the German man who remains a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal, was released from prison.
Police are carrying out new searches for missing British girl Madeleine McCann 18 years after she disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort.
Christian Brueckner will remain in prison another year because he is still serving a seven-year sentence for rape in a different case.
The German man is facing conviction for sexual offences over a case separate to the disappearance of the British toddler in 2007.
A group of detectives travelled to England and met with Gerry McCann last year
Police have seized a number of items following the search of a reservoir in Portugal during the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
A statement by Portugal's Judiciary Police said some material had been collected and would be handed over to German authorities for examination.
German prosecutor Christian Wolters told public broadcaster NDR: "We have indications that we could find evidence there. I don't want to say what that is exactly, and I also don't want to say where these indications come from".