If you read the linked article in The Times (Use an archive to get around the paywall.), you'll find that he allegedly raped the woman in 2005 and McCann disappeared in 2007. The Portuguese statute of limitations runs out in less than a month, so it looks like this is a desperate measure to secure a conviction of some kind in the case.
I used those facts to indicate my scepticism of the Portuguese/German investigators actually following a good lead.
It could even be that they plan to kill him in prison and blame it on vigilante justice as a result of all the media buzz. After that, they could then release whatever they want regarding him and the McCann case and nobody would have any interest in disputing it.
If you read the linked article in The Times (Use an archive to get around the paywall.), you'll find that he allegedly raped the woman in 2005 and McCann disappeared in 2007. The Portuguese statute of limitations runs out in less than a month, so it looks like this is a desperate measure to secure a conviction of some kind in the case.
I used those facts to indicate my scepticism of the Portuguese/German investigators actually following a good lead.
It could even be that they plan to kill him in prison and blame it on vigilante justice as a result of all the media buzz. After that, they could then release whatever they want regarding him and the McCann case and nobody would have any interest in disputing it.