Reporter who broke story on new Madeleine McCann search believes Christian B had an accomplice

THE Portuguese TV reporter who broke the story of the new Madeleine searches believes prime suspect ­Christian B had an accomplice, we can reveal.

Sandra Felgueiras, who works on Sexta 9, told how cops were led to the wells after recognising a stretch of beach near Vila do Bispo where Christian B’s VW camper van had been pictured.

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A Portuguese reporter believes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann had an accomplice[/caption]

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Sandra Felgueiras says she thinks Christian B was working with someone the night the toddler was taken[/caption]

And she said: “My hunch is Christian B had an accomplice and was working with someone the night Maddie was taken.

“The obvious key is to find them.”

She added: “The German police are convinced Maddie is dead.

“The wells they searched contain lime. That substance can quickly dissolve a body.

“They didn’t find anything but it was a logical place to search because the photos of his van on the beach are a short distance away.”

She also revealed Christian B was suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a girl of 16 from near Foral — close to Praia da Luz where Madeleine vanished — where he lived in 2008.

The girl was later found and no action was taken against him but mystery remained over what happened.

Sandra also said she felt “lied to” by her police sources who pedalled the discredited theory that Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry were involved in her abduction.

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Sandra told how cops began searching the wells after recognising a stretch of beach near where Christian’s van was pictured[/caption]

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